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The role of dual diagnosis in health-related quality of life among treatment-seeking patients in Spain

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Purpose

The comorbidity of any substance use disorder and another mental disorder is defined as dual diagnosis. Dual diagnosis is very common and clinical and therapeutic consequences have been described. This cross-sectional study aimed to analyse health-related quality of life (HRQoL) according to clinical characteristics and psychiatric comorbidities in patients with substance dependence.

Methods

A total of 1276 substance-dependent patients seeking treatment were recruited. HRQoL was evaluated by the Short-Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire. The SCID-I, SCID-II and Conners’ adult ADHD diagnostic interview were used to evaluate dual diagnosis. A visual analogue scale was used to measure craving. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed, and correction for multiple tests was conducted.

Results

Substance-dependent patients had impaired quality of life, especially in the mental component. SF-36 physical and mental component scores were 47.7 ± 10.9 and 36.1 ± 14.1, respectively. Furthermore, 65% of the patients had dual diagnosis, 51% had an Axis I DSM-IV-TR mental disorder and 35% had some personality disorder. Impaired physical quality of life was independently associated with medical condition, age, being female, depressive disorder and anxiety disorder. Depression disorder, any personality disorder, active consumption last month, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety disorder, suicide attempt were independently associated with worse mental quality of life.

Conclusion

These findings emphasize the significance of dual diagnosis in the impairment of HRQoL in substance-dependent patients, particularly with regard to mental component. In addicted patients with low scores on SF-36, psychiatric comorbidity should be evaluated and treated in an integrated approach.

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful to our research team for their collaboration and support, particularly Raul-Felipe Palma, María Robles, Angel Egido, Joan Alvarós (Psychiatrist), Eduardo Castrillo, Manuel Pelaez (Nurse), Marta Perea and Diana Romero (Psychologists).

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  1. Addiction and Dual Diagnosis Unit, Psychiatry Deparment, Vall d’ Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Agencia de Salud Pública de Barcelona, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Spain

    Constanza Daigre, Lara Grau-López, Laia Rodríguez-Cintas, Elena Ros-Cucurull, Marta Sorribes-Puertas & Carlos Roncero

  2. Projecte Home Catalunya, Catalunya, Spain

    Oriol Esculies

  3. Faculty of Psychology, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

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The study was supported by a Grant from the Delegación del Gobierno para el Plan Nacional sobre Drogas 2013I044: “Complicaciones clínicas y accidentabilidad asociadas a la presencia de síntomas psicóticos en consumidores de cocaína”.

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Daigre, C., Grau-López, L., Rodríguez-Cintas, L. et al. The role of dual diagnosis in health-related quality of life among treatment-seeking patients in Spain. Qual Life Res 26, 3201–3209 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-017-1668-4

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