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    The Relationship between Substance Abuse, Nicotine Use and Positive and Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenic Patients at Mathari Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

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    Date
    2007
    Author
    Othieno, Caleb J
    Gakinya, Benson N
    Omar, Ali
    Ndetei David M.
    Type
    Article
    Language
    en
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    Abstract
    Substance abuse in 224 Kenyan schizophrenic patients was assessed using the Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms, the Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test and the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence in a cross-sectional study. The most commonly abused substances were tobacco, alcohol and cannabis. Higher rates of substance abuse were reported in males than in females. Abuse of other substances showed similar trends but at a lower level. The lifetime prevalence rates for tobacco use and dependence were 37.1% and 28.6%, respectively. No correlation was found between SAPS and SANS scores and substance abuse. Since psychoactive substances cause confusion and complicate recovery, adequate measures should be put in place to identify and manage the problems associated with substance abuse
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    http://www.crisanet.org/abstracts_6_1.htm?page=Othien
    http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/12379
    Citation
    African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies, 6(1), 2007
    Publisher
    Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse
     
    School of medicine
     
    Subject
    Nocotine use
    schizophrenia
    Kenya
    substance abuse
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