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
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140(2): 184-191, feb. 2012. ilus, tab
Article
in Spanish
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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.
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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 study
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Practice guideline
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
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:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Chile
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United kingdom
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Regional de Rancagua/CL
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Universidad de Bristol/GB
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Universidad de Chile/CL
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Universidad de los Andes/CL
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