Skip to main content
. 2008 Apr-Jun;50(2):100–105. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.42396

Table 2.

Substance dependence and co morbidity

Comorbidity 1985 and 1986 1995 and 1996 2005 and 2006 Total




Total A Ps.D A Ps.D A A Total A % Ps.D Total Ps.D %
Personality disorder 13 2 3 2 3 5 19 2.6 9 7.4
Mood disorder 61 10 39 2 55 14 155 21.6 26 21.5
Schizophrenia 12 8 11 7 8 15 31 4.3 30 24.8
Anxiety disorders 10 1 10 - 7 - 27 3.8 1 0.8
Medical disorder 16 1 9 2 10 - 35 4.9 3 2.5
No comorbidity 188 22 147 13 116 17 451 62.8 52 42.9
Total 300 44 219 26 199 51 718 - 121 -

*Alcohol dependence with comorbidity 42.8; Polysubstance dependence with comorbidity 57.1. *In polysubstance dependence comorbidity is more. Z = 4.1 P < 0.001, significant statistically. *Schizophrenics tend to use polysubstance rather than alcohol alone. Z = 5.12, P < 0.001, significant statistically.