Epidemiology of substance abuse among migrants compared to native born population in primary care.

Background And Objectives: Research in the United States tends to indicate that immigrants from most sociogeographic regions have considerably lower substance use disorder (SUD) rates than native born individuals. We aimed to analyze the differences between immigrants and native born population regarding substance abuse and dependence. This objective was approached using data from the ARACAT cross-sectional multicenter study in primary care settings of two different Spanish regions: Aragon and Catalonia.

Epidemiology of psychiatric morbidity among migrants compared to native born population in Spain: a controlled study.

Objective: The aim of this paper is to explore the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in different immigrant groups in Spain. In keeping with prior studies carried out in Europe, it is expected that the immigrant population will have elevated levels of psychopathology, with some variation across immigrant groups.

Design: Multicenter, observational, cross-sectional study.

Association between joint hypermobility syndrome and panic disorder: a case-control study.

Background: A significant association between joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) and panic disorder was observed in a sample of rheumatology outpatients.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess whether JHS is more frequent in panic-disorder than in control subjects.

Method: The authors conducted a case-control study comparing 55 untreated patients with panic disorder and three matched-control groups: psychiatric patients, fibromyalgia patients, and healthy persons.

[Validation of the Spanish version of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale in fibromyalgia].

Background And Objective: Pain catastrophization is considered an important risk factor for pain in general and, specifically, for fibromyalgia. There are no validated Spanish versions of any of the questionnaires developed to assess pain catastrophization. The aim of this study was to validate the Spanish version of the Pain Catastrophization Scale (PCS), one of the most used questionnaires to assess pain catastrophization.

Effectiveness of topiramate for tobacco dependence in patients with depression; a randomised, controlled trial.

Background: Tobacco dependence management is a multi-component intervention that includes pharmacological treatments such as Nicotine Substitution Therapy (NST) or bupropion, and psychological therapy. There are some preliminary reports on topiramate efficacy for tobacco dependence. The aim of this study is to determine whether topiramate is as effective as the standard NST treatment for tobacco cessation at 1-year follow-up in patients with depression.

Personality disorders in somatization disorder patients: a controlled study in Spain.

Objective: The aim of this paper is to assess personality disorder (PD) comorbidity in somatization disorder (SD) patients compared with psychiatric controls in a Spanish sample.

Methods: This is a case-control study. Selection of 70 consecutive SD patients was made, and an age-, sex-, and ethnic-group-matched control group of 70 mood and/or anxiety disorder patients recruited in psychiatric outpatient clinics was selected.