Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among young injection drug users.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies of individuals in treatment for substance use have found high rates of psychiatric disorders, however little is known about the mental health of drug users not in treatment. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of lifetime and recent substance use and psychiatric disorders among young injection drug users (IDU) outside of a treatment setting.

Methods

Participants were recruited through outreach and respondent-driven sampling. Trained interviewers administered the Psychiatric Research Instrument for Substance and Mental Disorders. Interviews were conducted at two field stations operated by Community Outreach Intervention Projects in Chicago. Participants were 570 young adults (18-25 years) who injected drugs in the previous 30 days. Heroin was the prim

SUBMITTER: Mackesy-Amiti ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3350828 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature