Consumo de sustancias y síntomas depresivos en escolares de liceos municipales de Santiago

María Graciela Rojas C.; Jorge Gaete; Viviana Guajardo Tobar; Vania Martínez; Sergio Andres Barroilhet Diez; Juan Meneses; Rosemarie Fritsch; Ricardo Araya

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Consumo de sustancias y síntomas depresivos en escolares de liceos municipales de Santiago

Graciela Rojas ^[1] ; Jorge Gaete ^[2] ; Viviana Guajardo ^[1] ; Vania Martínez ^[1] ; Sergio Barroilhet ^[2] ; Juan Meneses ^[4] ; Rosemarie Fritsch ^[1] ; Ricardo Araya ^[3]
1. [1] Universidad de Chile
  
  Universidad de Chile
  
  Santiago, Chile
2. [2] Universidad de Los Andes
  
  Universidad de Los Andes
  
  Colombia
3. [3] University of Bristol
  
  University of Bristol
  
  Reino Unido
4. [4] Hospital Regional de Rancagua
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Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 140, Nº. 2, 2012, págs. 184-191
Idioma: español
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- Association between drug consumption and depression among high school students
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- 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 of2,597 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.