Somatic comorbidity of addicts: does hospitalization yield relevant findings?

Journal of Addictive Diseases
T AllhoffM Gastpar

Abstract

The aim of this prospective study was to examine the severity and character of somatic comorbidity when addicted patients were admitted to hospital for detoxification. The study was conducted at a university-based psychiatric clinic. Somatic comorbidity was registered by laboratory, radiological and electrocardiographic parameters and by the amount of non-psychiatric consultations. Besides the number of patients with dual diagnosis interpreted as combination of addictive and psychiatric diseases was registered. A total of 111 consecutive patients (32 women) was divided into patients with alcohol dependence and patients with other addictive diseases including polydrug abuse and opiate dependence. Patients with alcohol dependence were characterized by an elevated heart rate and higher values for gamma-glutamyltransferase. No significant differences between groups could be found for the rate corrected QT interval and cardiothoracic ratio. Although viral liver disease was diagnosed in both groups patients with a history of injecting drug use were at greatest risk for hepatitis C. About one-third of all patients required consultant non-psychiatric treatment. Concomitant heart and pulmonary diseases were more pronounced in the alcoho...Continue Reading

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