Adolescence, schizophrenia and drug abuse: a window of vulnerability.

CONCLUSION: Attention should be paid to the interaction of drug abuse and schizophrenia and an integrated treatment is needed. Dysphoria and anhedonia in schizophrenic adolescents are important factors in treatment with antipsychotic medication, both in terms of patient satisfaction and in the prevention of substance abuse. PMID: 15877720 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica Supplementum - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Acta Psychiatr Scand Suppl Source Type: research