Recent illicit drug use among psychiatric patients in Brazil: a national representative study
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate factors associated to illicit drug use among patients with mental illness in Brazil according to gender. METHODS A cross-sectional representative sample of psychiatric patients (2,475 individuals) was randomly selected from 11 hospitals and 15 public mental health outpatient clinics. Data on self-reported illicit drug use and sociodemographic, clinical and behavioral characteristics were obtained from face-to-face interviews. Logistic regression was used to estimate associations with recent illicit drug use. RESULTS The prevalence of any recent illicit drug use was 11.4%. Men had higher prevalence than women for all substances (17.5% and 5.6%, respectively). Lower education, history of physical violence, and history of homelessness were associated with drug use among men only; not professing a religion was associated with drug use in women only. For both men and women, younger age, current hospitalization, alcohol and tobacco use, history of incarceration, younger age at sexual debut, and more than one sexual partner were statistically associated with illicit drug use. CONCLUSIONS Recent illicit drug use among psychiatric patients is higher than among the general Brazilian population and it is associated with multiple factors including markers of psychiatric severity. Our data indicate the need for the development of gender-based drug-use interventions among psychiatric patients in Brazil. Integration of substance use treatment strategies with mental health treatment should be a priority. |
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Recent illicit drug use among psychiatric patients in Brazil: a national representative studyMentally Ill PersonsStreet DrugsRisk FactorsGender and HealthMulticenter StudyABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate factors associated to illicit drug use among patients with mental illness in Brazil according to gender. METHODS A cross-sectional representative sample of psychiatric patients (2,475 individuals) was randomly selected from 11 hospitals and 15 public mental health outpatient clinics. Data on self-reported illicit drug use and sociodemographic, clinical and behavioral characteristics were obtained from face-to-face interviews. Logistic regression was used to estimate associations with recent illicit drug use. RESULTS The prevalence of any recent illicit drug use was 11.4%. Men had higher prevalence than women for all substances (17.5% and 5.6%, respectively). Lower education, history of physical violence, and history of homelessness were associated with drug use among men only; not professing a religion was associated with drug use in women only. For both men and women, younger age, current hospitalization, alcohol and tobacco use, history of incarceration, younger age at sexual debut, and more than one sexual partner were statistically associated with illicit drug use. CONCLUSIONS Recent illicit drug use among psychiatric patients is higher than among the general Brazilian population and it is associated with multiple factors including markers of psychiatric severity. Our data indicate the need for the development of gender-based drug-use interventions among psychiatric patients in Brazil. Integration of substance use treatment strategies with mental health treatment should be a priority.Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo2017-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102017000100263Revista de Saúde Pública v.51 2017reponame:Revista de Saúde Públicainstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USP10.11606/s1518-8787.2017051006543info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessNahas,Miriam AlmeidaMelo,Ana Paula SoutoCournos,FrancineMckinnon,KarenWainberg,MiltonGuimarães,Mark Drew Croslandeng2017-08-15T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0034-89102017000100263Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0034-8910&lng=pt&nrm=isoONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phprevsp@org.usp.br||revsp1@usp.br1518-87870034-8910opendoar:2017-08-15T00:00Revista de Saúde Pública - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false |
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Recent illicit drug use among psychiatric patients in Brazil: a national representative study |
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Recent illicit drug use among psychiatric patients in Brazil: a national representative study |
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Recent illicit drug use among psychiatric patients in Brazil: a national representative study Nahas,Miriam Almeida Mentally Ill Persons Street Drugs Risk Factors Gender and Health Multicenter Study |
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Recent illicit drug use among psychiatric patients in Brazil: a national representative study |
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Recent illicit drug use among psychiatric patients in Brazil: a national representative study |
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Recent illicit drug use among psychiatric patients in Brazil: a national representative study |
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Recent illicit drug use among psychiatric patients in Brazil: a national representative study |
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Recent illicit drug use among psychiatric patients in Brazil: a national representative study |
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Nahas,Miriam Almeida |
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Nahas,Miriam Almeida Melo,Ana Paula Souto Cournos,Francine Mckinnon,Karen Wainberg,Milton Guimarães,Mark Drew Crosland |
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Melo,Ana Paula Souto Cournos,Francine Mckinnon,Karen Wainberg,Milton Guimarães,Mark Drew Crosland |
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Nahas,Miriam Almeida Melo,Ana Paula Souto Cournos,Francine Mckinnon,Karen Wainberg,Milton Guimarães,Mark Drew Crosland |
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Mentally Ill Persons Street Drugs Risk Factors Gender and Health Multicenter Study |
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Mentally Ill Persons Street Drugs Risk Factors Gender and Health Multicenter Study |
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate factors associated to illicit drug use among patients with mental illness in Brazil according to gender. METHODS A cross-sectional representative sample of psychiatric patients (2,475 individuals) was randomly selected from 11 hospitals and 15 public mental health outpatient clinics. Data on self-reported illicit drug use and sociodemographic, clinical and behavioral characteristics were obtained from face-to-face interviews. Logistic regression was used to estimate associations with recent illicit drug use. RESULTS The prevalence of any recent illicit drug use was 11.4%. Men had higher prevalence than women for all substances (17.5% and 5.6%, respectively). Lower education, history of physical violence, and history of homelessness were associated with drug use among men only; not professing a religion was associated with drug use in women only. For both men and women, younger age, current hospitalization, alcohol and tobacco use, history of incarceration, younger age at sexual debut, and more than one sexual partner were statistically associated with illicit drug use. CONCLUSIONS Recent illicit drug use among psychiatric patients is higher than among the general Brazilian population and it is associated with multiple factors including markers of psychiatric severity. Our data indicate the need for the development of gender-based drug-use interventions among psychiatric patients in Brazil. Integration of substance use treatment strategies with mental health treatment should be a priority. |
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