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Consumo de sustancias y síntomas depresivos en escolares de liceos municipales de Santiago / Association between drug consumption and depression among high school students
Rojas, Graciela; Gaete, Jorge; Guajardo, Viviana; Martínez, Vania; Barroihlet, Sergio; Meneses, Juan; Fritsch, Rosemarie; Araya, Ricardo.
Afiliação
  • Rojas, Graciela; Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Medicina. Hospital Clínico. Clínica Psiquiátrica Universitaria. Santiago. CL
  • Gaete, Jorge; Universidad de los Andes. Escuela de Psicología. Santiago. CL
  • Guajardo, Viviana; Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Medicina. Hospital Clínico. Clínica Psiquiátrica Universitaria. Santiago. CL
  • Martínez, Vania; Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Medicina. Centro de Medicina Reproductiva y Desarrollo Integral del Adolescente. Santiago. CL
  • Barroihlet, Sergio; Universidad de los Andes. Escuela de Psicología. Santiago. CL
  • Meneses, Juan; Hospital Regional de Rancagua. Rancagua. CL
  • Fritsch, Rosemarie; Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Medicina. Hospital Clínico. Clínica Psiquiátrica Universitaria. Santiago. CL
  • Araya, Ricardo; Universidad de Bristol. Unidad Académica de Psiquiatría. GB
Rev. méd. Chile ; 140(2): 184-191, feb. 2012. ilus, tab
Article em Es | LILACS | ID: lil-627625
Biblioteca responsável: CL1.1
ABSTRACT

Background:

The presence of emotional problems may trigger drug abuse.

Aim:

To determine the association between illicit drug use and severity of depression symptoms among students of public secondary schools in Santiago, Chile. Material and

Methods:

A probabilistic sample of2,597 adolescents aged between 12 and 18 years (45% women), attending first year in public high-schools in Santiago, answered self-report questionnaires about consumption, during the last 30 days ,of alcohol, tobacco and marihuana, and the Beck Depression Inventory - II. Logistic regression models were used to study the association between drug use and severity of depression symptoms, adjusting by sex.

Results:

Tobacco and marihuana use was reported by 38 and 13% of students, respectively. Frequency of consumption was significantly higher among women. Mild, moderate or severe depressive symptoms were found among 16%, 14% and 9% of students, respectively. Depressive symptoms were more common among women. There was a significant association between drug use and severity of depression among participants of both genders.

Conclusions:

The association between depressive symptoms and drug use should be considered on the design of treatment guidelines for these health problems in Chile.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Estudantes / Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas / Fumar Maconha / Fumar / Depressão Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Guideline / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Chile Idioma: Es Revista: Rev. méd. Chile Assunto da revista: MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Article / Project document País de afiliação: Chile / Reino Unido País de publicação: Chile

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Estudantes / Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas / Fumar Maconha / Fumar / Depressão Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Guideline / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Chile Idioma: Es Revista: Rev. méd. Chile Assunto da revista: MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Article / Project document País de afiliação: Chile / Reino Unido País de publicação: Chile