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Alcoholism and drug addictions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

MJAJM Hoes
MJAJM Hoes*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Rivierenland Hospital, PO Box 6024, NL - 4000 HA Tiel, The Netherlands

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In this symposium the nature, epidemiology and extent of psychiatric disorders comorbid with addictions, especially alcoholism, was exposed. Internationally reknown authors from several European countries highlight the diversity and complexity of this problem in particular for depression, anxiety and suicide. The conclusion is that every psychiatrist should be well acquainted with addiction disorders and that no addiction center be allowed to refuse treatment to patients with a psychiatric comorbid disorder. Comorbidity of schizophrenia with addictions should be a future focus of research. Multicultural Europe is an exciting area for further research of the comorbidity problems.

Keywords

alcoholismcomorbid disorderepidemiologydepressionanxietysuicide
Type
AEP news
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , 1997 , pp. 102 - 103
Copyright
Copyright © Elsevier, Paris 1997

Footnotes

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A report on the symposium “Alcoholism and Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders” of the section “Alcoholism and Drug Addictions” of the Association of European Psychiatrists at the AEP Congress, 8-12 July 1996, London.

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