20 APRIL 2026, MONDAY
17:00 - 18:15 "OP-42 A Retrospective Analysis of the Clinical Characteristics, Substance Use
Profiles, and Discharge Treatments of Patients Hospitalized in the AMATEM Service "
OP-42 A Retrospective Analysis of the Clinical Characteristics, Substance Use Profiles, and Discharge Treatments of Patients Hospitalized in the AMATEM Service
Ihsan Anil Dogruyol1, Bengü Yücens1
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1. Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
DOI: 10.5080/61upk.ozt459 Page 122
BACKGROUND AND AIM:Alcohol and substance use disorder (ASUD) is a chronic, relapsing condition with significant individual and societal consequences. This study examined the clinical characteristics, substance use profiles, and post-discharge treatments of patients treated at an AMATEM.
METHODS (Ethics Committee Approval must be obtained and the number should be specified.):Sociodemographic and medical data of patients hospitalized at Pamukkale University AMATEM between 01.12.2020 and 01.12.2025 were retrospectively reviewed; ethical approval was obtained(No.E-60116787-020-811471).
RESULTS:A total of 632 patients were included; 87.3% were male and 55.2% were single.The mean age was 29.37±9.42 years, with 2.07±1.55 hospitalizations and a hospitalization duration of 16.27±11.55 days.The mean age at onset was 17.65±5.64 years, the duration of use was 11.70±8.29 years, and the longest abstinence period was 10.50±12.84 months. Opioids were most common in current use (56.3%), and cannabis in past use (67.2%).Legal involvement, intravenous use, and a family history of substance use were present in 22%, 26.7%, and 16.9% of patients, respectively.Polysubstance use disorder was the most common discharge diagnosis (35.9%), followed by opioid (32.1%) and alcohol use disorder (17.2%).Acamprosate was used in 39.7% of patients with alcohol use disorder, while the mean daily buprenorphine/naloxone dose at discharge was 10.1 mg for opioid use disorder.31% of patients (n=196) were discharged before completing treatment; most refused treatment (85.7%).Age at onset was negatively correlated with hospitalizations and positively with longest abstinence (p<0.001).Patients in the opioid group were younger, had earlier onset, and more frequent hospitalizations than other ASUD patients.Within the opioid group, those with a history of IV use had more hospitalizations, earlier onset, and longer use duration.Alcohol patients were older, had later onset and longer use duration; they had fewer hospitalizations, longer stays, and shorter longest abstinence.
CONCLUSIONS:In this study, the clinical and demographic characteristics of AMATEM patients were evaluated, demonstrating distinct clinical profiles of alcohol and opioid use disorders; consideration of real-world data in treatment planning is recommended. Keywords: addiction, alcohol, amatem, substance
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