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RESUMEN El presente estudio, tuvo por objetivo evaluar una intervención psicoterapéutica con base en psicodrama para el personal de salud de un hospital que atiende pacientes con COVID-19 en la ciudad de Apodaca, Nuevo León, México. Se estudió a una población con ansiedad y/o depresión, midiendo sus síntomas con el Test de Goldberg. Se trató a los sujetos mediante sesiones de psicodrama y se lograron disminuir significativamente síntomas como preocupación, nerviosismo, irritabilidad; se consiguió además, aumentar la energía y el interés por las cosas en los participantes.
RESUMO O presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar uma intervenção psicoterapêutica baseada no psicodrama para os profissionais de saúde de um hospital que atende pacientes com COVID-19 na cidade de Apodaca, Nuevo León, México. Foi estudada uma população com ansiedade e/ou depressão, mensurando seus sintomas com o teste de Goldberg. Os indivíduos tratados em sessões de psicodrama mostram sintomas como preocupação, nervosismo e irritabilidade significativamente reduzidos. Também foi possível aumentar a energia e o interesse pelas coisas nos participantes.
ABSTRACT The present study aimed to provide a psychotherapeutic alternative based on psychodrama for the health personnel of a hospital that treats patients with COVID-19 in the city of Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico. The population with anxiety and/or depression was detected, measuring their symptoms with the Goldberg test. Subjects were treated through psychodrama sessions and symptoms such as worry, nervousness, irritability were significantly reduced; It was also possible to increase the energy and interest in things in the participants.
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Background: The substances abuse has become one of the major public health problems of present society. Illicit drug use in India is quite serious, with a population of over 1 billion people, millions of victims of different kinds of drug abuse are estimated. Objective: The study aimed to know the socio-demographic profile and pattern of substance abuse among patients presenting to a deaddiction centre in a teaching hospital of Punjab. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional hospital based study was conducted from April 15, 2016 to June 15, 2016. Three hundred consecutive treatment seeking subjects, fulfilling American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - IV-TR criteria for substance-dependence were included in the study. Results: Opioids were abused by 179 (59.67%) and alcohol by 87 (29%) of the patients. The age of initiation was below 27 years in 81.67% of the patients. As regards the reason behind initiation, improved sexual performance (25.33%) and peer pressure (25%) were two most important reasons cited. Conclusion: Opioids were the most frequently abused substances followed by alcohol and has become one of the major public health problem of the society.