[Association between drug consumption and depression among high school students]. / Consumo de sustancias y síntomas depresivos en escolares de liceos municipales de Santiago.
Rev Med Chil
; 140(2): 184-91, 2012 Feb.
Article
in Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22739947
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 of 2,597 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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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Students
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Alcohol Drinking
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Marijuana Smoking
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Smoking
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Depression
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Chile
Language:
Es
Year:
2012
Type:
Article