eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Nursing Research 2014-09-08 2 3 31 37 10.12691/ajnr-2-3-1 AJNR2014231 article Selene Cordeiro Vasconcelos selumares@yahoo.com.br 1 Adrielle Rodrigues dos Santos 2 Ana Luisa Antunes Gonçalves Guerra 3 Vilmar da Silva Nascimento 4 Murilo Duarte da Costa Lima 5 José Francisco de Albuquerque 5 Iracema da Silva Frazão 6 Federal University of Pernambuco, Psychosocial Care Center for Alcohol and other drugs Eulampio Cordeiro, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil Management Specialist, Dom Helder Hospital, Recife, Brazil Specialist Nursing Work, UNIMED Hospital, Recife, Brazil Psychosocial Care Center for Alcohol and other drugs Eulampio Cordeiro, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil Doctorate in Psychiatry, Professor at Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil Doctorate in Social Work, Professor at Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine the most common psychiatric comorbidities among crack/cocaine users. Materials and Methods: Integrative review. The following guiding question was defined: What are the most common psychiatric comorbidities among crack/cocaine users? The controlled descriptors were “Crack”, “Cocaine” and “Dual Diagnosis”. SCOPUS, PUBMED, LILACS and COCHRANE databases were searched by two independent researchers during August of 2014. Results: The most common psychiatric disorders among crack/cocaine users were the following: mood disorders, including depression; bipolar disorder; anxiety disorders, accompanied (or not) by panic attacks; post-traumatic stress disorder; personality disorders, with an emphasis on antisocial personality disorder and schizophrenia. Conclusions: There is a high prevalence of psychiatric disorders among crack/cocaine users and one disorder effects the other. In addition, the present study demonstrated the importance of the impact of a psychopathological comorbidity on the therapeutic success of treatment of cocaine/crack users. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajnr/2/3/1/ajnr-2-3-1.pdf nursing psychiatry dual diagnosis cocaine substance related disorders mental health