Open AccessRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DUAL DISORDERS AND SLEEP DISORDERS
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
libro comunicaciones
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.17579/sepd2021p023s
Subject(s) - dual diagnosis , insomnia , sleep (system call) , addiction , sleep disorder , psychiatry , medicine , dual (grammatical number) , substance use , substance abuse , clinical psychology , primary insomnia , art , literature , computer science , operating system
Objectives Study the relationship between Dual Disorders and Sleep Disorders Describe the most frequent Sleep Disorders amongst substance dependent patients. Material and methods A database was designed, providing the clinical information obtained from the entry sheets of 398 drug dependent patients during their first visit to the Addictions Unit. Henceforth, both descriptive and analytic studies were performed simultaneously. Results -A statistical relationship between Dual Disorders and Sleep Disorders was shown. -Insomnia was the most frequent sleep disturbance amongst Dual patients. -Alcohol was the main substance for consultation amongst Dual patients. -Most Dual patients shown family psychiatric background. -Sleep Disorders appearance in Dual patients correlates to clinical severity. -Sleep Disorders in Dual patients are related to the state of change in substance recovery. Conclusions - “Dual Disorders have a significant relationship with Sleep Disorders appearance” - “Dual Disorders always have to be considered in the study of substance dependent patients”