... admissions to a male acute inpatient ward. Prevalence of reported NPS use and admissions to psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) were recorded. Findings In total, 18.9 per cent of individuals admitted to acute inpatient care were reported to have used NPS. NPS users were almost ten times as likely...

... that the positive relationships led to lower level of during-treatment drug use. Dansereau et al. (1993) found that participants in the NLM group were scored more favourable by their counsellors as having higher levels of motivation than people in the control group. Forensic Dual diagnosis Male...

.... The Rush Sexual Inventory (RSI) offers 23 items for males and 16 for females, measuring sexual interest, satisfaction and activity over time (Zajecka et al., 1997). This could be utilised to prompt discussion and to investigate the impact that psychotropic drug use has played in any sub-optimal...

... studies to compare gender differences. Findings – Male cannabis users outnumber female users by 2:1, a similar gender ratio is found for those admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or psychosis. However this ratio increases significantly for those admitted to hospital...

... Dual diagnosis Male Cannabis is second only to alcohol as the most frequently used drug by individuals with severe mental health problems (Graham and Maslin, 2002). The number of people using cannabis who are diagnosed with schizophrenia is variable, however, prevalence rates of approximately...