One-way analyses of variance (ANOVAs) were conducted on continuous variables (age, education, and prior treatments), and chi-square tests of independence were conducted on categorical variables (ethnicity, marital status, drug of choice, and
polysubstance abuse).
An examination of AXIS I primary diagnoses for males revealed that 13 (25.5%) were that of depression, 8 (15.7%) were
polysubstance abuse, 6 (11.8%) were conduct disorder, and 6 (11.8%) were oppositional-defiant disorder.
Other Axis I diagnoses at the time of discharge included
Polysubstance Abuse (n = 2), Substance Abuse (n = 1), and Depression (n = 1).
Twenty-four persons (69%) had a self-reported history of drug abuse, with 11 (31%) reporting
polysubstance abuse and 12 (34%) intravenous drug abuse.
Additionally, illicit HGH use in this population is often associated with
polysubstance abuse involving both performance-enhancing and classical drugs.
A 37-year-old woman with a history of illicit
polysubstance abuse was transferred to our institution after a large calcified pelvic mass was found on computed tomography (CT) (Figure 1).
Participants were 43 female offenders with histories of
polysubstance abuse or dependence who participated in residential treatment for a minimum of nine months.
Ramoutar, "Subdural empyema complicating bacterial meningitis: a challenging diagnosis in a patient with
polysubstance abuse," Case Reports in Medicine, vol.
The positive immunoassay result for amphetamines combined with the history of
polysubstance abuse caused concerns that the patient was abusing illicit drugs and therefore would not be a good candidate for liver transplantation.
DSM-IV-R Axis I diagnoses on admission % Substance-induced psychosis 55 Substance abuse 15
Polysubstance abuse 11 Other (Adjustment disorder, Anxiety disorder, V code) 8 Schizophreniform disorder 7 Bipolar disorder 7 Major depressive disorder with psychosis 7 Schizophrenia 5 Psychosis due to general medical condition 4 Schizo-affective disorder 3 Substance-induced mood disorder 3 Table 2.
