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Rehab News: Addiction link with mental illness explored

A part of the brain with a relationship to a range of emotions is at the centre of a study into addiction and mental illness.

Published recently in the American Psychological Association's Behavioral Neuroscience journal, the findings of these common comorbid conditions sought to examine their combined treatment.

Lead author of the Indiana University medical school research Andrew Chambers said addiction was often seen in people diagnosed with a mental illness and both were linked to the walnut-shaped amygdalas.

These ranged from smoking to cocaine addiction and anxiety disorders to schizophrenia and depression.

Among the findings was highlighted data showing between four to eight of every ten people with schizophrenia also have some type of addiction.

"Brain conditions may alter addiction vulnerability independently of drug history," said Dr Chambers.

The research found rats with their amygdalas damaged at birth displayed fear-related behaviours and greater cocaine sensitivity.

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has recently announced a trial into a new drug called Chantix, which it believes could control and reduce alcohol dependence.

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