?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Schizophrenia%2C+Substance+Use+and+Aggressions%3A+What+Are+The+Relationships%3F&rft.creator=Rashid+%2C+Rusdi+Abd.+&rft.creator=Robson+%2C+Noorzurani+&rft.creator=Sulaiman+%2C+Ahmad+Hatim+&rft.creator=Salleh%2C+Rabaiah++&rft.creator=Zainal+%2C+Nor+Zuraida+&rft.creator=Said+%2C+Mas+Ayu+&rft.creator=Habil%2C+Mohammad+Hussain+&rft.subject=Social+Psychology&rft.description=Objectives%3A+The+objective+of+the+study+is+to+determine+the+prevalence+of+substance+abuse+for+alcohol%2C+cannabis%2C+opiates%2C+stimulants%2C+solvent+and+other+substances+among+patients+with+schizophrenia+in+Hospital+Bahagia+Ulu+Kinta+(HBUK)%2C+Perak+%2C+Central+Peninsular+of+Malaysia.+This+study+also+aims+to+determine+the+association+of+substance+abuse+with+aggression%2C+the+demographic+characteristics+and+total+duration+of+hospitalization.+Methods%3A+This+was+a+retrospective+cross-sectional+study+whereby+the+first+194+subjects+diagnosed+to+have+schizophrenia+based+on+International+Classification+of+Disease%2C+10th+edition+(ICD-10)+criteria+were+taken+from+data+registry+of+patients+admitted+to+HBUK+from+January+until+February+2004.+The+subjects%E2%80%99+medical+files+were+examined+for+documentation+of+substances+abuse%2C+aggression+and+accumulative+duration+of+hospitalization.+Results%3A+The+results+showed+the+prevalence+of+substances+misuse+among+patients+with+schizophrenia+in+general+(including+alcohol)+was+24.7%25.+Cannabis+16.7%25%2C+alcohol+13.4%25%2C+opiates(heroin)+6.7%25%2C+Amphetamine+type+stimulants+(amphetamine%2C+metamphetamine%2C+ecstacy)+5.7%25%2C+and+other+substances+(benzodiazepine%2C+solvents)+1.5%25.+Conclusion%3A+There+is+higher+prevalence+of+substance+misuse+in+patients+with+schizophrenia+as+compared+to+general+population.+Male+patients+with+history+of+substance+misuse+are+more+likely+to+have+aggression+than+female.+This+group+needs+special+precaution+and+probably+in+need+of+specialist+help.&rft.date=2010-01-21&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8135%2F1%2FASEAN_Journal_of_Psychiatry_Vol_11_%25281%2529_Jan_-_June_2010.pdf&rft.identifier=++Rashid+%2C+Rusdi+Abd.++and+Robson+%2C+Noorzurani++and+Sulaiman+%2C+Ahmad+Hatim++and+Salleh%2C+Rabaiah++and+Zainal+%2C+Nor+Zuraida++and+Said+%2C+Mas+Ayu++and+Habil%2C+Mohammad+Hussain+++(2010)+Schizophrenia%2C+Substance+Use+and+Aggressions%3A+What+Are+The+Relationships%3F++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8135%2F