Epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic perspectives of bipolar disorder in comorbidity with drug use: literature review in portuguese

• Autor(a) principal: Garcia, Bruno Nogueira
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Melgaço, Thayusa Rayan Passos, Trajano, Andreza Gonçalves
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Debates em Psiquiatria (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistardp.org.br/revista/article/view/277
• topic: Transtorno Bipolar; Comorbidade; Drogas; Bipolar Disorder; Comorbidity; Drugs; Trastorno bipolar; Comorbilidad; Drogas

Introduction: Bipolar disorder (BT) is a pathology that presents a high coefficient of comorbidity with other conditions in Mental Health, implying a considerable increase in complexity in clinical management. Objective: The objective of this research was to analyze the psychopathological condition of comorbidity between BT and drug use, paying attention to the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects in scientific articles in portuguese. Method: An integrative literature review was used as a methodological design. In the selection of articles, the following criteria were adopted time interval of 15 years (2005 to 2020), Portuguese language, typology of production articles and thematic area Health Sciences. Lilacs, Pepsic, Pubmed and Scielo databases were accessed. Result: Thirteen articles were obtained, which had their results analyzed and debated. It was observed that BD is a serious psychopathological condition with a high rate of comorbidities. The presence of a comorbid condition due to drug use intensifies the picture, as well as making therapeutic management difficult. It is pointed out that 60% to 85% of patients diagnosed with TB have already abusive used some drug during their lifetime. Among the most used by people with TB, alcohol represents the licit substance with the greatest association, affecting TB patients five times more than the general population. There was a scarcity of research on the subject in Portuguese. Conclusion: It is suggested the development of studies that point out specific clinical-therapeutic data of BD in comorbidity with different drugs, analyzing the effects of different substances on the symptomatology and therapeutic management.