Drug Abuse as Self-Medication for Depression: An Empirical Study
作者:
WeissRoger D.,
GriffinMargaret L.,
MirinSteven M.,
期刊:
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
(Taylor Available online 1992)
卷期:
Volume 18,
issue 2
页码: 121-129
ISSN:0095-2990
年代: 1992
DOI:10.3109/00952999208992825
出版商: Taylor&Francis
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
The authors empirically studied the self-medication hypothesis of drug abuse by examining drug effects and motivation for drug use in 494 hospitalized drug abusers. Most patients reported that they used drugs in response to depressive symptoms and experienced mood elevation, regardless of their drug of choice. Drug use to relieve depressive symptoms was far more likely in men if they had major depression, but was equally common in women with and without major depression. Information regarding a history of self-medication may thus be more helpful in diagnosing major depression in men than in women. Difficulties in diagnosing psychiatric disorders in substance abusers are discussed, as are the limitations of obtaining retrospective data on drug-using behavior. The implications of these limitations on the generalizability of the findings are reviewed.
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