TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychopathology and HIV risk behaviors among injection drug users in and out of treatment
AU - Dinwiddie, Stephen H.
AU - Cottler, Linda
AU - Compton, Wilson
AU - Abdallah, Arbi Ben
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by NIDA DA00209 and DA0616 3.
PY - 1996/12/2
Y1 - 1996/12/2
N2 - To replicate prior descriptions of injection drug users (IDUs), 158 IDUs recruited via a street-outreach program were compared to 320 non-IDUs on measures of substance use, lifetime psychopathology, and HIV risk behavior. IDUs were more likely to receive a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder, but not other psychiatric diagnoses, and to report dependence on multiple substances. IDUs reported more HIV risk behaviors, but perceived HIV risk did not differ from non-IDUs. Compared to IDUs who declined treatment, IDUs willing to accept treatment did not differ on drug-related problems, lifetime psychopathology, or perceived HIV risk.
AB - To replicate prior descriptions of injection drug users (IDUs), 158 IDUs recruited via a street-outreach program were compared to 320 non-IDUs on measures of substance use, lifetime psychopathology, and HIV risk behavior. IDUs were more likely to receive a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder, but not other psychiatric diagnoses, and to report dependence on multiple substances. IDUs reported more HIV risk behaviors, but perceived HIV risk did not differ from non-IDUs. Compared to IDUs who declined treatment, IDUs willing to accept treatment did not differ on drug-related problems, lifetime psychopathology, or perceived HIV risk.
KW - Antisocial personality disorder
KW - Human immunodeficiency virus
KW - Injection drug users
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U2 - 10.1016/S0376-8716(96)01290-2
DO - 10.1016/S0376-8716(96)01290-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 8957138
AN - SCOPUS:0030566825
SN - 0376-8716
VL - 43
SP - 1
EP - 11
JO - Drug and Alcohol Dependence
JF - Drug and Alcohol Dependence
IS - 1-2
ER -