“…A study done in Guilan on visitors of substance use treatment centers using Becks depression inventory found the prevalence of depression to be 48.96%. (23) it seems that the prevalence of depression is higher in self-reported methods compared with clinical interview ones, which put more strict criteria for identifying depressive disorders rather than depressive symptoms. Although given the likelihood of cognitive impairment in people with substance use disorder, and even recall bias in reporting past depressive episodes, underdiagnosis of mood disorders in these groups is possible (24).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A study done in Guilan on visitors of substance use treatment centers using Becks depression inventory found the prevalence of depression to be 48.96%. ( 23 )…”
Substance dependency is one of the most important health issues, and mood disorders are the most common psychiatric comorbidity in substance users. Treating one of the entwined processes will help in treating the other . However our knowledge about the comorbidity of these 2 disorders in Iran is limited.
“…A study done in Guilan on visitors of substance use treatment centers using Becks depression inventory found the prevalence of depression to be 48.96%. (23) it seems that the prevalence of depression is higher in self-reported methods compared with clinical interview ones, which put more strict criteria for identifying depressive disorders rather than depressive symptoms. Although given the likelihood of cognitive impairment in people with substance use disorder, and even recall bias in reporting past depressive episodes, underdiagnosis of mood disorders in these groups is possible (24).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A study done in Guilan on visitors of substance use treatment centers using Becks depression inventory found the prevalence of depression to be 48.96%. ( 23 )…”
Substance dependency is one of the most important health issues, and mood disorders are the most common psychiatric comorbidity in substance users. Treating one of the entwined processes will help in treating the other . However our knowledge about the comorbidity of these 2 disorders in Iran is limited.
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