Artículo de revista
Consumo de sustancias y síntomas depresivos en escolares de liceos municipales de Santiago
Fecha
2012-02Registro en:
REVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE Volume: 140 Issue: 2 Pages: 184-191 Published: FEB 2012
0034-9887
Autor
Rojas Castillo, María Graciela
Gaete, Jorge
Guajardo, Viviana
Martínez, Vania
Barroilhet, Sergio
Meneses, Juan
Fritsch Montero, Rosemarie
Araya, Ricardo
Institución
Resumen
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 and Methods: 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.