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When these symptoms last after the drugs wear off, then it can indicate a co-occurring mental health disorder. Chronic drug and alcohol abuse increases the chances of becoming a victim of assault or rape. These traumatic events can create serious mental health issues like PTSD, depression, eating disorders and more.
Abstract. Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) frequently affect the course of mental illness. Alcohol can both cause and exacerbate symptoms and must be treated concurrently with the psychiatric illness. Similar to personality disorders, alcohol can cause or worsen symptoms, though often in a more hidden manner.ccording to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), 1 the diagnosis of alcohol dependence, abuse, or misuse is no different in the presence of another mental illness.