The association betweeen psychopathology and substance use in young people

The co-occurrence of problematic substance use and non-substance use psychopathology is very common in psychiatry, and is generally referred to as comorbidity. The phenomenon has been the subject of debate and widespread research, yet remains poorly understood. The thesis aimed to examine the association between psychopathology and substance use in young people in South African settings, to determine the nature and prevalence of comorbidity, and to identify sociodemographic factors that might influence the associations, as well as the influence of comorbidity on substance use treatment outcomes.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Saban, Amina

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Flisher, Alan J
• London, Leslie
• Morojele, Neo K

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12248

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12248