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Schizophrenia and substance abuse
1Department of Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
The Psychiatric Clinics of North America
|June 1, 1993
Abstract:
There is substantial comorbidity between schizophrenia and substance abuse. Although evidence indicates that the course of schizophrenia is complicated by substance abuse, patients perceive benefits from drugs of abuse. Treatment of these patients should be provided in settings with a high degree of psychiatric expertise.