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Co‐occurring Psychiatric Symptoms Are Associated with Increased Psychological, Social, and Medical Impairment in Opioid Dependent Pregnant Women
Author(s) -
Benningfield Margaret M.,
Arria Amelia M.,
Kaltenbach Karol,
Heil Sarah H.,
Stine Susan M.,
Coyle Mara G.,
Fischer Gabriele,
Jones Hendrée E.,
Martin Peter R.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2010.00064.x
Subject(s) - psychiatry , mood , anxiety , medicine , pregnancy , addiction , depression (economics) , psychiatric comorbidity , drug , clinical psychology , genetics , biology , macroeconomics , economics
The interaction of psychiatric symptoms with drug dependence during pregnancy is not well understood. This study examines the relationship of psychiatric symptoms to severity of drug use and drug‐related problems among participants in a clinical trial of pharmacologic treatment of opioid dependence during pregnancy (N = 174). A total of 64.6% reported additional psychiatric symptoms (48.6% mood symptoms, 40.0% anxiety symptoms, and 12.6% suicidal thinking). Women who endorsed co‐occurring psychiatric symptoms showed more severe impairment on the Addiction Severity Index. Further investigation is warranted to understand the effect of psychiatric symptoms on long‐term maternal and neonatal outcomes. (Am J Addict 2010;00:1–6)