TY - JOUR
T1 - Substance-related psychopathology and aggressiveness in a nightlife holiday resort
T2 - Results from a pilot study in a psychiatric inpatient unit in Ibiza
AU - Martinotti, Giovanni
AU - Cinosi, Eduardo
AU - Santacroce, Rita
AU - Papanti, Duccio
AU - Pasquini, Anna
AU - Mancini, Valerio
AU - Corbo, Mariangela
AU - Fiori, Federica
AU - Sarchione, Fabiola
AU - Marchetti, Daniela
AU - Verrocchio, Maria Cristina
AU - di Giannantonio, Massimo
AU - Torrens, Marta
AU - Schifano, Fabrizio
AU - Morlan Coarasa, Maria Jose
AU - Merino del Villar, Cristina
PY - 2017/5/30
Y1 - 2017/5/30
N2 - Objectives: We aimed to describe a sample of subjects admitted to a psychiatric unit after the intake of psychoactive substances for recreational purposes. Methods: Between June and September 2015, 49 subjects were included. Sociodemographic characteristics and psychopathological aspects were investigated, and urine samples for further analysis were collected. Three subgroups (cannabinoids, stimulants, and depressors users) were identified, according to the structured interview regarding substance use and urinalysis. Results: Level of aggressiveness was found to be significantly higher (p < .05) in the cannabinoids subgroup. Self-reported symptom severity was comparable among groups, but trends could be identified: SCL-90 results showed a prevalence of anxiety symptoms among depressors users, hostility or aggression in the tetrahydrocannabinol subgroup, and psychoticism in the stimulants subgroup. Conclusions: The use of psychoactive substances was be characterised by poly-use of both traditional and novel substances. The presence of aggressiveness emerged as a main feature associated with the use of cannabis and other cannabinoids. Binge drinking and sleep deprivation also represented a relevant component in almost all the evaluated subjects.
AB - Objectives: We aimed to describe a sample of subjects admitted to a psychiatric unit after the intake of psychoactive substances for recreational purposes. Methods: Between June and September 2015, 49 subjects were included. Sociodemographic characteristics and psychopathological aspects were investigated, and urine samples for further analysis were collected. Three subgroups (cannabinoids, stimulants, and depressors users) were identified, according to the structured interview regarding substance use and urinalysis. Results: Level of aggressiveness was found to be significantly higher (p < .05) in the cannabinoids subgroup. Self-reported symptom severity was comparable among groups, but trends could be identified: SCL-90 results showed a prevalence of anxiety symptoms among depressors users, hostility or aggression in the tetrahydrocannabinol subgroup, and psychoticism in the stimulants subgroup. Conclusions: The use of psychoactive substances was be characterised by poly-use of both traditional and novel substances. The presence of aggressiveness emerged as a main feature associated with the use of cannabis and other cannabinoids. Binge drinking and sleep deprivation also represented a relevant component in almost all the evaluated subjects.
KW - Aggression
KW - Nightlife
KW - Novel psychoactive substances
KW - Psychopathology
KW - Substance abuse
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U2 - 10.1002/hup.2586
DO - 10.1002/hup.2586
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85019668865
SN - 0885-6222
VL - 32
JO - Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental
JF - Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental
IS - 3
M1 - e2586
ER -