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When coding Polysubstance Dependence in a DSM-IV-TR [[multiaxial diagnosis]], "304.80 Polysubstance Dependence" is accompanied by a list of the substances abused (e.g. "305.00 Alcohol Abuse", "305.60 Cocaine Abuse"); there is no diagnostic label for "Polysubstance Abuse". |
When coding Polysubstance Dependence in a DSM-IV-TR [[multiaxial diagnosis]], "304.80 Polysubstance Dependence" is accompanied by a list of the substances abused (e.g. "305.00 Alcohol Abuse", "305.60 Cocaine Abuse"); there is no diagnostic label for "Polysubstance Abuse". |
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Revision as of 02:10, 14 October 2011
Polysubstance dependence is a diagnosis given for a behavioural pattern exhibited by an individual who has been using a minimum of three psychoactive substances within a twelve month period without the use of one outweighing the other. These substances do not include caffeine or nicotine. [1] DSM-IV also has a second definition of polysubstance dependence: an individual uses three or more drugs without being dependent on any one drug, but the total criteria for all of the drugs used is three or more. [2] This means that the criteria for dependence is met by looking at all of the drugs that the individual is using. [3]
A person with polysubstance dependence is psychologically addicted to being in an intoxicated state, but because no single drug predominates, the person does not develop symptoms of physical dependence (tolerance, physical withdrawal upon cessation, etc.) in relation to any of the abused substances.
One study of polysubstance dependent men showed that neuropsychological ability did not improve with increases in the length of time abstinent. This suggests that polysubstance dependence leads to serious impairment which cannot be recovered much over the span of a year. [4]
When coding Polysubstance Dependence in a DSM-IV-TR multiaxial diagnosis, "304.80 Polysubstance Dependence" is accompanied by a list of the substances abused (e.g. "305.00 Alcohol Abuse", "305.60 Cocaine Abuse"); there is no diagnostic label for "Polysubstance Abuse".
Common Drugs Used in Polysubstance Abuse
Studies that have Been Done
Diagnosing Polysubstance Abuse
Treatment Options
See also
- Self-medication
- Polydrug Abuse
References
- ^ American Psychiatric Association; American Psychiatric Association. Task Force on DSM-IV. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-IV-TR. American Psychiatric Pub. pp. 237–. ISBN 9780890420256. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ Frances, R.J.,Miller, S.I., & Mack, A.H. (2010.) Clinical Textbook of Addictive Disorders (3rd ed.) New York, NY:Guilford Press.
- ^ Frances, R.J., Miller, S.I., & Mack, A.H. (2010.) Clinical Textbook of Addictive Disorders (3rd ed.) New York, NY: Guilford Press.
- ^ Medina, K.L., Shear, P.K., Schafer, J., Armstrong, T.G., & Dyer, P. (2003, January). Cognitive functioning and length of abstinence in polysubstance dependent men. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 19(2), 245-258. Retrieved from www.sciencedirect.com
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