The clinical picture and therapy Inhalant Use Disorder in Adolescents in a pandemic of COVID-19

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was a study of the contingent of Inhalant Use Disorder in Adolescents who suffered from COVD-19. Materials and Methods: We study 100 patients Inhalant Use Disorder in Adolescents (80 men 20 women) a pandemic of COVID-19. The age of the patients ranged from 12 to 17 years. Inhalant Use Disorder impact on the clinical picture and therapy of the illness. The diagnosis is determined according to DSM-5 and ICD-10. The investigation ware carried out in psychiatric at the Mental Health Center of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Results: The prevalence of inhalant use was 80% among boys and 20% among girls. In the clinical picture of the disease, a delirious syndrome with delusions of pursuit came to the fore. Inhalant users were gender-specific -significantly higher in boys. In all patients Conclusion: Conducted therapy with antipsychotic and other drugs lasted one month and Cortexin 10 mg intramuscularly (for 10 days). After treatment, in 80 patients all symptoms disappeared and in 20 patients dementia.