Substance use and symptoms of mental health disorders: a prospective cohort of patients with severe substance use disorders in Norway.

Christer Frode AasJørn Henrik VoldRolf GjestadSvetlana SkurtveitAaron Guanliang LimKristian Varden GjerdeElse-Marie LøbergKjell Arne JohanssonLars Thore Fadnesnull null

Published in: Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy (2021)

People with SUD have a considerable burden of mental health symptoms. We found no association between substance use patterns and change in mental health symptoms over time. This could suggest that the differences observed were indicating flattening of effects or self-medication to a larger degree than medication-related decline in mental health. This call for better individualized mental health assessment and patient care.

Keyphrases

mental health
mental illness
healthcare
sleep quality
physical activity
adverse drug