Table 1 Demographic and clinical differences in 150 bipolar heroin addicts according to their present episode polarity
From: Clinical presentations of substance abuse in bipolar heroin addicts at time of treatment entry
Demographics | (1) Depressive Episode N = 103 | (2) Hypomanic Episode N = 22 | (3) Manic Episode N = 5 | (4) Mixed Episode N = 20 | Phi | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
Age (M ± sd) | 28.81 ± 6.4 | 28.77 ± 4.7 | 26.80 ± 5.6 | 28.45 ± 5.1 | 0.69 | 0.55 |
Gender (males) | 63 (61.2) | 13 (59.1) | 3 (60.0) | 12 (60.0) | 0.03 | 0.99 |
Low Education Level (≤8 yrs) | 71 (68.9) | 16 (72.7) | 4 (80.0) | 13 (65.0) | 0.57 | 0.90 |
Marital status (single) | 62 (60.2) | 11 (50.0) | 3 (60.0) | 9 (45.0) | 2.05 | 0.56 |
Unemployed | 48 (46.6) | 11 (50.0) | 3 (60.0) | 8 (40.0) | 6.20 | 0.71 |
Financial need | 20 (19.6) | 4 (18.2) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (35.0) | 3.93 | 0.26 |
DAH-Q factors | ||||||
1. Somatic comorbidity | 87 (84.5) | 17 (77.3) | 4 (80.0) | 19 (95.0) | 2.65 | 0.44 |
2. Altered mental status | 103 (100) | 22 (100) | 5 (100) | 20 (100) | - | - |
3. Work, major problems | 73 (70.9) | 13 (59.1) | 3 (60.0) | 11 (55.0) | 2.71 | 0.43 |
4. Family, major problems | 69 (67.0) | 10 (45.5) | 2 (40.0) | 11 (55.0) | 5.02 | 0.16 |
5. Romantic involvement, major problems | 37 (35.9) | 8 (36.4) | 1 (20.0) | 7 (35.0) | 0.54 | 0.90 |
6. Social leisure, major problems | 60 (58.3) | 11 (50.0) | 2 (40.0) | 8 (40.0) | 2.86 | 0.41 |
7. Legal problems | 53 (51.5) | 10 (45.5) | 2 (40.0) | 7 (35.0) | 2.03 | 0.56 |
8. Poly-abusers | 56 (54.4) | 12 (54.5) | 4 (80.0) | 14 (70.0) | 2.80 | 0.42 |
9. Past opioid agonist treatment failure(s) | 86 (83.5)a | 19 (86.9)a | 4 (80.0)a | 11 (55.0)b | 9.15 | 0.02 |
10. Associated treatment needed | 103 (100) | 22 (100) | 5 (100) | 20 (100) | - | - |