Substance Use Disorders Comorbidity In A Sample Of Patients With Panic Disorder And Agoraphobia

Download or read book Substance Use Disorders Comorbidity In A Sample Of Patients With Panic Disorder And Agoraphobia written by Octavian Vasiliu and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background: Anxiety disorders and substance use disorders have a high degree of overlap, and various hypotheses including shared genetic factors, compensation of anxiety through substance use, or worsening of anxiety by substance use are investigated. Important consequences of neglecting cases of dual diagnosis may appear, both at somatic and psychological level, with functional and quality of life negative impact.Objective: To investigate the occurrence of substance use disorders in outpatients patients diagnosed with panic disorder and agoraphobia.Methods: All consecutive examined patients in our department during 6 months, who did not require hospitalization and presented a diagnosis of panic disorder and agoraphobia, according to the DSM 5 criteria, were screened for substance use disorder. We applied Panic and Agoraphobia Scale- clinician rated version (PAS) and Inventory for Drug Taking Situations (IDTS) in each patient who was examined. Results: A total number of 63 patients diagnosed with panic disorder and agoraphobia were investigated and 46% presented at least one substance use disorder. The mean score of PAS in these patients with dual diagnosis was higher than in patients who had only one diagnosis for dimensions u201epanic attacksu201d, u201eagoraphobic avoidanceu201d, and u201edisabilityu201d (p