Substance Abuse at the Schizophrenia International Research Congress

描述（由申请人提供）：药物滥用和依赖是很大一部分被诊断为精神分裂症的精神病患者的问题。使用多种街头药物与疾病早发、症状严重程度增加以及预后不良有关。使用药物的精神分裂症患者往往不太遵守药物治疗制度，变得无家可归，并有其他使用药物的心理社会表现。精神分裂症国际研究学会（SIRS）两年一次的会议是讨论与药物滥用有关的所有问题的理想形式，包括其潜在的生物学、原因和后果。因此，目前R13拨款的提议是为对精神分裂症患者药物滥用（即其原因、治疗和对结果的贡献）感兴趣的年轻研究人员提供参加这些大会的机会，从而促进他们在未来的研究中对这一主题的追求。这笔资金将用于提供学生旅费奖、学生作为报告员参加会议，为出版物总结会议的有关会议，以及提供职业指导。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Substance abuse and dependence is a problem for a large proportion of psychiatric patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. The use of multiple street drugs is associated with an early onset of illness, and increased severity of symptoms, as well as poor outcome. People with schizophrenia who use drugs tend to be less compliant with medication regimes, become homeless, and have other psychosocial manifestations of their use. The Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS) Biennial Conference is an ideal format for discussing all issues related to substance abuse, including its underlying biology, causes and consequences. Thus, the current proposal for an R13 grant is to provide young investigators who have an interest in substance abuse in schizophrenia patients (i.e. its causes, treatments and contribution to outcome) with the opportunity to participate in these congresses and thus facilitate their future pursuit of this topic in their research. The funds will enable providing student travel awards, student participation as Rapporteurs to summarize the relevant sessions of the meeting for publications, and for providing career mentorship.