Impact of substance dependence and dual diagnosis on the quality of life of heroin users seeking treatment

Mònica Astals; Antònia Domingo-Salvany; Claudio Castillo Buenaventura; Jordi Tato; José Ma Vazquez; Rocío Martín-Santos; Marta Torrens

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Impact of substance dependence and dual diagnosis on the quality of life of heroin users seeking treatment

Mònica Astals, Antònia Domingo-Salvany, Claudio Castillo Buenaventura, Jordi Tato, José Ma Vazquez, Rocío Martín-Santos, Marta Torrens

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	612-632
Journal	Substance Use and Misuse
Volume	43
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10826080701204813
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2008

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Dual diagnosis
Heroin dependence
Methadone
Psychiatric comorbidity
Quality of life

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Impact of substance dependence and dual diagnosis on the quality of life of heroin users seeking treatment. / Astals, Mònica; Domingo-Salvany, Antònia; Buenaventura, Claudio Castillo; Tato, Jordi; Vazquez, José Ma; Martín-Santos, Rocío; Torrens, Marta.

In: Substance Use and Misuse, Vol. 43, No. 5, 01.01.2008, p. 612-632.

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