[Why schizophrenic patients use psychoactive substances?]
- PMID: 15518319
[Why schizophrenic patients use psychoactive substances?]
Abstract
In the article the problems of prevalence of schizophrenic disorders and comorbidity with psychoactive substances such as drugs and alcohol were presented. This review summarizes the recent literature concerning: personality, schizophrenia and coming to decision to use psychoactive substances such as drugs and alcohol.
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