Article
Addiction and schizophrenia.
European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists - 1 Mar 2000
Batel P
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiologic studies in the general population and those based on the clinical assessment of schizophrenic populations have revealed a high degree of overlap between schizophrenia and addictive disorders. The abuse of psychoactive substances (including alcohol) throughout life is so frequent (50%) that the possibility of a specific link inevitably arises. Various hypotheses have been suggested to explain the...
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