389
Views
9
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Articles

An examination of the self-medication hypothesis via treatment completion

, &
Pages 416-426 | Received 14 Apr 2009, Accepted 15 Sep 2010, Published online: 29 Oct 2010

References

  • Casteneda R. Empirical assessment of the self-medication hypothesis among dually diagnosed inpatients. Comprehensive Psychiatry 1994; 35: 180–184
  • Casteneda R, Galanter M, Lifshutz H, Franco H. Effects of drugs of abuse on psychiatric symptoms in hospitalized schizophrenics. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 1991; 17: 313–320
  • Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Assessment and treatment of patients. With coexisting mental illness and alcohol and other drug abuse. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD 1994
  • Coger RW, Moe KL, Serafetinides EA. Attention deficit disorder in adults and nicotine dependence: Psychobiological factors in resistance to recovery. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 1996; 28: 229–240
  • Dion PA. Interpreting structural equation modeling results: A reply to Martin and Cullen. Journal of Business Ethics 2008; 83: 365–368
  • Dumaine ML. Meta-analysis of Interventions with co-occurring disorders of severe mental illness and substance abuse: Implications for social work practice. Research on Social Work Practice 2003; 13: 142–165
  • Frances RJ. The wrath of grapes versus the self-medication hypothesis. Harvard Review of Psychiatry 1997; 4: 287–289
  • Harris KM, Edlund MJ. Self-medication of mental health problems: New evidence from a national survey. Health Services Research 2005; 40: 117–134
  • Henwood B, Padgett DK. Reevaluating the self-medication hypothesis among the dually diagnosed. The American Journal on Addictions 2007; 16: 160–165
  • Khantzian EJ. The self-medication hypothesis of addictive disorders: Focus on heroin and cocaine dependence. American Journal of Psychiatry 1985; 142: 1259–1264
  • Khantzian EJ. The self-medication hypothesis revisited: The dually diagnosed patient. Primary Psychiatry 2003; 10: 53–54
  • Mirin S, Weiss R. Substance abuse and mental illness. Clinical textbook of addictive disorders, R Frances, S Miller. The Guilford Press, New York, London 1991; 271–298
  • Mirin SM, Weiss RD, Griffin ML, Michael JL. Psychopathology in drug abusers and their families. Comprehensive Psychiatry 1991; 32: 36–51
  • Muthen LK, Muthen BO. Mplus: The comprehensive modeling program for applied researchers. User's guide, 3rd. Muthen & Muthen, Los Angeles 2004
  • O’Connor LE, Berry JW, Morrison A, Brown S. The drug-of-choice phenomenon: Psychological differences among drug users who preferred different drugs. The International Journal of the Addictions 1995; 30: 541–555
  • Potvin S, Sepehry AA, Stip E. A meta-analysis of negative symptoms in dual diagnosis schizophrenia. Psychological Medicine 2006; 36: 400–431
  • Regier DA, Farmer ME, Rae DS, Locke BZ, Keith SJ, Judd LL, Goodwin FK. Comorbidity of mental disorders with alcohol and other drug abuse: Results from the epidemiologic catchment area (ECA) Study. Journal of the American Medical Association 1990; 264: 2511–2518
  • Rounsaville BJ, Weissman MM, Crits-Christoph K, Wilber C, Kleber H. Diagnosis and symptoms of depression in opiate addicts. Archives of General Psychiatry 1982; 39: 151–156
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2007). Results from the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Heath: National Findings (Office of Applied Studies, NSDUH Series H-32, DHHS Publication no. SMA 07-4293). Rockville, MD.
  • Suh JJ, Ruffins S, Robins CE, Albanese MJ, Khantzian EJ. Self-medication hypothesis connecting affective experience and drug choice. Psychoanalytic Psychology 2008; 25: 518–532
  • Test MA, Wallisch LS, Allness DJ, Ripp K. Substance use in young adults with schizophrenic disorders. Schizophrenia Bulletin 1989; 15: 465–476
  • Washington O, Moxley D. Promising group practices to empower low- income minority women coping with chemical dependency. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 2003; 73: 109–116
  • Weiss RD, Griffin ML, Mirin SM. Drug abuse as self-medication for depression: An empirical study. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 1992; 18: 121–129
  • Weiss RD, Mirin SM. Subtypes of cocaine abusers. Psychiatric Clinics of North America 1986; 9: 491–501

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.