Smith L Lerissa, Yan Fengxia, Charles Mikayla, Mohiuddin Kamal, Tyus Dawn, Adekeye Oluwatoyosi, Holden Kisha B
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2017;28(2S):113-131. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2017.0056.
The high rate of co-occurring mental health issues and substance-use disorders has been well documented. The primary objective of this research was to evaluate the association between use of alcohol, marijuana, and other illicit drugs, and unmet mental health need and service use. A secondary aim of this research was to determine if the observed patterns of alcohol, marijuana, and other illicit drugs use and unmet mental health need and mental health service use are consistent with a theory of self-medication theory. On the latter view, people use psychoactive substances as a self-regulation strategy to alleviate distress. Research was conducted through secondary analysis of 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data. Overall, study findings supported the established correlation between mental health issues and substance use as well as a theory of self-medication. This study focused on people 18-25 years of age.
心理健康问题与物质使用障碍同时出现的高发生率已有充分记录。本研究的主要目的是评估酒精、大麻和其他非法药物的使用与未满足的心理健康需求及服务利用之间的关联。本研究的次要目的是确定观察到的酒精、大麻和其他非法药物使用模式以及未满足的心理健康需求和心理健康服务利用情况是否与自我药疗理论相一致。根据后一种观点，人们使用精神活性物质作为一种自我调节策略来缓解痛苦。研究通过对2014年全国药物使用和健康调查（NSDUH）数据进行二次分析来开展。总体而言，研究结果支持了心理健康问题与物质使用之间已确立的相关性以及自我药疗理论。本研究聚焦于18至25岁的人群。
