Table 3 Distribution of patients with Schizophrenia and Bipolar disorder by their substance use disorders (schizophrenia, n = 270 and bipolar disorder, n = 272) Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August, 2016
Substance use | Schizophrenia | Bipolar disorder | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Disorders | Current use disorder | Life time use (ever had used) disorder | Current use disorder | Life time use (ever had used) disorder |
Alcohol use disorder | 71 (27.3%) | 99 (36.6%) | 74 (28.4%) | 107 (39.1%) |
Khat/chat use disorder | 123 (47.3%) | 125 (46.3%) | 130 (49.8%) | 137 (50.3%) |
Nicotine use disorder | 34 (13.1%) | 34 (13.1%) | 33 (12.6%) | 34 (13%) |
Cannabis use disorder | 4 (1.5%) | 4 (1.5%) | 4 (1.5%) | 4 (1.5%) |
Any substance use disorder | 160 (61.5%) | 165 (63.5%) | 167 (64%) | 172 (65.9%) |
Poly substance use disorders | 95 (36.5%) | 130 (48.1%) | 71 (27.2%) | 86 (31.6%) |