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Experiences of alcohol and other drugs in individuals with severe mental illness and concomitant substance use disorders
- Source :
- Mental Health and Substance Use. 1:228-241
- Publication Year :
- 2008
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2008.
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Abstract
- Background: It is well known that severe mental illness (SMI) with concurrent substance use disorders (SUD) commonly occurs. This comorbidity has distressing social, psychological, psychiatric and somatic consequences. Aim: To gain greater understanding of how individuals with SMI and SUD experience the roles of alcohol and other drugs for their health and life situation. Method: Eight individuals were interviewed on two occasions. The semi-structured interviews, which were based on an interview guide, were transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically. Results: Alcohol and drug use influenced the individuals' own experiences of their health and life situation both in a positive and negative way. Substance use had meaning for their: ‘experience of themselves’ – well-being and discomfort, energy and lack of energy, meaningfulness and disorientation, identity and personality change; ‘experiences of relationships’ – affiliation and alienation; ‘experiences of mental health’ – decreased and increased symptom...
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Identity (social science)
Alienation
Mental illness
medicine.disease
Mental health
Comorbidity
Psychiatry and Mental health
mental disorders
medicine
Dual diagnosis
Meaning (existential)
Pshychiatric Mental Health
Psychiatry
Psychology
Clinical psychology
Qualitative research
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17523273 and 17523281
- Volume :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Mental Health and Substance Use
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........e43615cd1a8469905ea0bfcf46b413bc
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17523280802317404