Substance Abuse at the Schizophrenia International Research Congress

描述（由申请人提供）：物质滥用和依赖是一个问题，为一个大比例的精神病患者诊断为精神分裂症。多种街头毒品的使用与疾病的早期发作、症状的严重程度增加以及不良结果有关。使用药物的精神分裂症患者往往不太遵守药物治疗方案，变得无家可归，并有其他心理社会表现。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，目前的R13补助金提案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，从而促进他们未来在研究中追求这一主题。这些资金将使学生能够提供旅行奖励，学生作为报告员参与总结会议的相关会议，以供出版，并提供职业指导。

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.