Consumo de sustancias y síntomas depresivos en escolares de liceos municipales de Santiago / Association between drug consumption and depression among high school students
Rev. méd. Chile
; 140(2): 184-191, feb. 2012. ilus, tab
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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 andMethods:
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.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Estudantes
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Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas
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Fumar Maconha
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Fumar
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Depressão
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
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Project document
País de afiliação:
Chile
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Reino Unido
País de publicação:
Chile