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Comorbidities

Comorbidities
Introduction

Substance-induced versus independently occurring disorders

Psychiatric comorbidities of addiction

Possible relationships between addiction and comorbidities
The relationships between substance use and substance-use disorders and comorbid mental disorders are complex, and are therefore difficult to examine in studies. Clinically, the two important questions to consider regarding the co-occurrence of two disorders in one patient are: firstly,…

Introduction

The US NESARC survey – risk of psychiatric comorbidities
Mental illness, substance use disorders and other addictions

Mental illness, substance use disorders and other addictions

Mood disorders
A systematic review investigated substance use as a risk factor for developing bipolar disorder.[6] The review found broad support that many different substances (including cannabis, nicotine, and alcohol) increase the incidence of bipolar disorder.[

Anxiety disorders
Researchers used data from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, a household survey including 8,841 Australians aged 16–85 years old, to study the comorbidities of substance-use disorder and anxiety disorders.[4] The 12-month prevalence…