TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of legal drugs by psychiatric outpatients
T2 - Benefits, costs, and change
AU - Carey, Kate B.
AU - Maisto, Stephen A.
AU - Carey, Michael P.
AU - Gordon, Christopher M.
AU - Correia, Christopher J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research has been supported by the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (DI: Hofmann).
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol use by persons with a severe mental illness occurs frequently but is poorly understood. We used qualitative methods to elicit information regarding the functional relationships between legal substance use and its antecedents and consequences. This report summarizes responses provided by 37 psychiatric outpatients who participated in focus groups and key informant interviews regarding the use and functions of alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine. We describe major themes regarding positive and negative consequences, triggers for use, change efforts, and offer observations regarding substance use in this underserved population.
AB - Caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol use by persons with a severe mental illness occurs frequently but is poorly understood. We used qualitative methods to elicit information regarding the functional relationships between legal substance use and its antecedents and consequences. This report summarizes responses provided by 37 psychiatric outpatients who participated in focus groups and key informant interviews regarding the use and functions of alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine. We describe major themes regarding positive and negative consequences, triggers for use, change efforts, and offer observations regarding substance use in this underserved population.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1077-7229(99)80037-6
DO - 10.1016/S1077-7229(99)80037-6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032973342
SN - 1077-7229
VL - 6
SP - 15
EP - 22
JO - Cognitive and Behavioral Practice
JF - Cognitive and Behavioral Practice
IS - 1
ER -