Subjective experiences related to alcohol use among schizophrenics.
J Nerv Ment Dis
; 179(7): 410-4, 1991 Jul.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1869869
Comorbid alcohol use disorders are common in schizophrenia. Although a variety of explanatory hypotheses involving self-medication have been proposed, few data available regarding schizophrenic patients' subjective experiences while using alcohol. We report interview data from 75 DSM-III-R schizophrenic outpatients regarding their subjective responses to alcohol. Over half of our sample reported that alcohol improved social anxiety, tension, dysphoria, apathy, anhedonia, and sleep difficulties. Other nonpsychotic experiences were frequently improved as well. In contrast, no more than 15% of subjects reported that alcohol relieved any specific psychotic symptom; similar proportions of subjects reported that alcohol aggravated psychotic symptoms. Reporting that alcohol had a positive effect on nonpsychotic experiences was associated with having lifetime alcohol use disorders. Reporting that alcohol relieved psychotic symptoms was associated both with having lifetime alcohol use disorders and with the number of psychotic symptoms reported. We discuss the implications of these findings for understanding alcohol abuse and dependence among schizophrenics.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Esquizofrenia
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Psicología del Esquizofrénico
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Etanol
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Alcoholismo
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Nerv Ment Dis
Año:
1991
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos