Table 2.
Psychiatric characteristics of abstinent CUD-patients grouped according to diagnosis of comorbid mental disorders.
| Variable | Comorbid Mental Disorders | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO N = 41 |
YES N = 59 |
P-value | ||
| Age [mean (SD)] | years | 34.5 (7.9) | 36.1 (7.2) | nsa |
| Body mass index [mean (SD)] | kg/m2 | 25.6 (3.9) | 25.3 (4.8) | nsa |
| Sex [N (%)] | Female | 4 (9.8) | 14 (23.7) | nsb |
| Male | 37 (90.2) | 45 (76.3) | ||
| Prescribed psychotropic medication use [N (%)] | No | 24 (58.5) | 14 (23.7) | <0.001b |
| Yes | 17 (41.5) | 45 (76.3) | ||
| Psychological/psychiatric treatment (no substance-related) [N (%)] | No | 32 (78.0) | 25 (42.4) | <0.001b |
| Yes | 9 (22.0) | 34 (57.6) | ||
| Outpatient | 9 (22.0) | 31 (52.5) | — | |
| Income | 0 (0.0) | 3 (5.1) | ||
| Treatment for substance use disorders [N (%)] | No | 10 (24.4) | 4 (6.8) | <0.05b |
| Yes | 31 (75.6) | 55 (93.2) | ||
| Outpatient | 29 (70.7) | 47 (79.7) | — | |
| Income | 2 (4.9) | 8 (13.6) | ||
| Lifetime substance use disorders (excluding cocaine) [N (%)] | No | 18 (43.9) | 14 (23.7) | <0.05b |
| Yes | 23 (56.1) | 45 (76.3) | ||
| Alcohol | 21 (51.2) | 38 (64.4) | — | |
| Cannabis | 4 (9.8) | 13 (22.0) | ||
| Heroin | 0 (0.0) | 9 (15.3) | ||
| Sedatives | 3 (7.3) | 8 (13.6) | ||
| Others | 2 (4.9) | 7 (11.9) | ||
| Common lifetime mental disorders [N (%)] | No | 41 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | <0.001b |
| Yes | 0 (0.0) | 59 (100.0) | ||
| Mood | — | 28 (47.5) | — | |
| Anxiety | — | 22 (37.3) | ||
| Psychosis | — | 16 (27.1) | ||
| Personality | — | 38 (64.4) | ||
aP-value from Student’s t-test.
bP-value from Fisher’s exact test or Chi-square test.
Abbreviations: ns, non-significant.