TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of substance dependence and dual diagnosis on the quality of life of heroin users seeking treatment
AU - Astals, Mònica
AU - Domingo-Salvany, Antònia
AU - Buenaventura, Claudio Castillo
AU - Tato, Jordi
AU - Vazquez, José Ma
AU - Martín-Santos, Rocío
AU - Torrens, Marta
PY - 2008/1/1
Y1 - 2008/1/1
N2 - In 189 opioid-dependent subjects on methadone maintenance treatment in Barcelona (Spain), we assessed the prevalence of co-occurrence substance use and non-substance-use disorders (dual diagnosis) by the Psychiatric Research Interview for Substance and Mental Disorders [PRISM], and the impact on quality of life (HRQoL) by the SF-12 (PCS-12 and MCS-12 scales). Rates of substance and non-substance-use diagnoses were 59% and 32%, respectively. Mean scores for PCS-12 and MCS-12 were 44.1 ± 10.1 and 39.9 ± 11.7, without differences by presence or absence of dual diagnosis. Heroin users on methadone treatment showed a high prevalence of dual diagnosis and a very impaired HRQoL. Copyright © 2008 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc.
AB - In 189 opioid-dependent subjects on methadone maintenance treatment in Barcelona (Spain), we assessed the prevalence of co-occurrence substance use and non-substance-use disorders (dual diagnosis) by the Psychiatric Research Interview for Substance and Mental Disorders [PRISM], and the impact on quality of life (HRQoL) by the SF-12 (PCS-12 and MCS-12 scales). Rates of substance and non-substance-use diagnoses were 59% and 32%, respectively. Mean scores for PCS-12 and MCS-12 were 44.1 ± 10.1 and 39.9 ± 11.7, without differences by presence or absence of dual diagnosis. Heroin users on methadone treatment showed a high prevalence of dual diagnosis and a very impaired HRQoL. Copyright © 2008 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc.
KW - Dual diagnosis
KW - Heroin dependence
KW - Methadone
KW - Psychiatric comorbidity
KW - Quality of life
U2 - 10.1080/10826080701204813
DO - 10.1080/10826080701204813
M3 - Article
VL - 43
SP - 612
EP - 632
JO - Substance Use and Misuse
JF - Substance Use and Misuse
SN - 1082-6084
IS - 5
ER -