BACKGROUNDAccording to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health of 2017, the estimated prevalence of Dual Pathology (DP) is about 19%, of which 4,5% severe. Psychopathology is undoubtedly a risk factor for additive disturbance, and vice versa, both associated with difficulties in managing treatment plans and worse prognosis.
OBJECTIVES and METHODSA descriptive study of the patients with DP hospitalized in Hospital Magalhães Lemos (HML) during 2018, conducted by consulting clinical files about sociodemographic and clinical dimensions with posterior statistical analyzation.
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