[Abuse of psychoactive drugs and social adjustment of psychotic patients].

OBJECTIVE

Is the abuse of psychoactive drugs in psychotic patients linked to social adjustment?

METHOD

Fifty-five psychotic men from a detention centre or a psychiatric hospital were assessed with the Social Adjustment Scale (SAS-II) and a French version of the Phillips Rating Scale of Premorbid Adjustment in Schizophrenia.

RESULTS

In psychotic patients, the abuse of psychoactive drugs is linked to some indicators of social adjustment and premorbid sexual adaptation.

CONCLUSION

Differences were found in some aspects of social functioning, but it is difficult to establish an overall assessment of social adjustment.