Introduction
addictive disorders, psychotic, comorbidity, Depressive, comorbid mental disorders, psychiatric, OMD, SUD, mental disorders
DISORDER, DISORDERS
There is a high prevalence of co-occurrence between substance use disorder (SUD) and other mental disorders (OMD) (Pascual-Pastor et al. Moreover, the proper use of medication is an important element in the treatment of patients with comorbidity since it significantly affects the stabilization of both psychiatric and addictive symptoms, thereby helping to increase the effectiveness of other treatments, such as the psychosocial intervention (Iqbal et al. In recent years, clear pharmacological measures have been discussed with regard to the specific co-occurrence of SUD and other mental disorders such as psychotic (Azorin et al. Similar measures and insufficient evidence also exist to address the specific substance causing the disorder together with other comorbid mental disorders, whether legal, such as alcohol and anxiolytics (Florez-Menendez et al. Depressive symptoms would be related to the treatment outcomes since they could be associated with higher craving and consumption relapse in women than in men (Torrens et al. In general, women face more barriers to access to services if they have addictive disorders, including higher stigma (Thibaut 