Comorbidity of mood disorders and substance use disorders in a secondary care South London population

Research from the United States reports that people with bipolar disorder have an 8 times increased lifetime prevalence of alcoholism and an 11 times increased risk of drug abuse; also a third of people with major depressive disorder suffer from substance abuse at the time of seeking treatment. The aim of this project is to investigate the frequency of substance use disorder (including alcohol use disorder) occurring in people with mood disorders and characteristics associated with this.