Patología dual en pacientes de la UAD de O Porriño: Estudio epidemiológico.

The aim has been to value the presence of diagnoses comorbid of mental and addictive disorders of retrospective form for the patients' clinical history for treatment for the UAD of O Porrino. Material and methods: there were valued the clinical histories of 222 patients for treatment for the Welfare Unit of O Porrino. There was gathered from retrospective form the information of the clinical histories of the center. Results: The prevalence of dual pathology, considering as such the presence of a current diagnosis of mental disorder and of disorder for use of substances, was 88 %. There was an association between the diagnosis of dual pathology and the harmful consumption or dependence of alcohol or cocaine but not with that of heroine. The mental disorders more frequent in the dual patients than in the not dual ones were the affective disorders, the anxiety disorders and the psychotic disorders. Conclusion: Therefore, a patients' high prevalence exists with dual pathology between the subjects that look for treatment on all between those with dependence of alcohol or cocaine. This information can help at the moment of planning the welfare resources for this type of patients.