Rojas Graciela, Gaete Jorge, Guajardo Viviana, Martínez Vania, Barroilhet Sergio, Meneses Juan, Fritsch Rosemarie, Araya Ricardo
Clínica Psiquiátrica Universitaria, Hospital Clínico, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Rev Med Chil. 2012 Feb;140(2):184-91. doi: 10.4067/S0034-98872012000200006.
The presence of emotional problems may trigger drug abuse.
To determine the association between illicit drug use and severity of depression symptoms among students of public secondary schools in Santiago, Chile.
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.
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.
The association between depressive symptoms and drug use should be considered on the design of treatment guidelines for these health problems in Chile.
情绪问题的存在可能引发药物滥用。
确定智利圣地亚哥公立中学学生中非法药物使用与抑郁症状严重程度之间的关联。
对2597名年龄在12至18岁之间（45%为女性）、在圣地亚哥公立高中一年级就读的青少年进行概率抽样，他们回答了关于过去30天内酒精、烟草和大麻消费情况以及贝克抑郁量表第二版的自我报告问卷。使用逻辑回归模型研究药物使用与抑郁症状严重程度之间的关联，并按性别进行调整。
分别有38%和13%的学生报告使用过烟草和大麻。女性的消费频率显著更高。分别有16%、14%和9%的学生存在轻度、中度或重度抑郁症状。抑郁症状在女性中更为常见。在男女参与者中，药物使用与抑郁严重程度之间均存在显著关联。
在智利针对这些健康问题设计治疗指南时，应考虑抑郁症状与药物使用之间的关联。
