Drug Dependence, Mental Impairment and Education

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Main Author: Florindo Stella
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Published: Sociedad Interamericana de Psicología 2008
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contents Drug Dependence, Mental Impairment and Education Florindo Stella Célia Regina Rossi José Sílvio Govone Psicología attachment Mental distress school commitment chemical dependence psychoactive substance This study aimed to evaluate the mental conditions of cocaine-dependent individuals and school commitment/attachment.We evaluated 50 patients referred to the psychiatry emergency room due to mental disorders from chemical dependence.After clinical diagnosis, clinical interview, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Hamilton Scale for Depression andBrief Psychiatric Rating Scale were applied. The Spearman and Mann-Whitney nonparametric tests, as well as the t-Student test were utilized for statistical analysis.. The accepted significance value was 0.05. All subjects had usedcocaine or crack and other substances. Only 13 (26%) did not drop out of school (group 1). Regarding the other 37(74%), irregular class attendance , successive failures and definitive school drop out rates (group 2) were verified. Thesesubjects presented an early substance use when compared with those which did not drop out of school (p=0.0001).Patients with an early substance use presented higher school dropout rates than those with a later initiation to substanceuse. Psychopathological phenomena were frequent in both groups. 2008 artículo científico 0034-9690 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=28442115 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=284 Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology application/pdf Sociedad Interamericana de Psicología Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology (Puerto Rico) Num.1 Vol.42
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spellingShingle Drug Dependence, Mental Impairment and Education
Florindo Stella
Psicología
attachment
Mental distress
school commitment
chemical dependence
psychoactive substance
Drug Dependence, Mental Impairment and Education Florindo Stella Célia Regina Rossi José Sílvio Govone Psicología attachment Mental distress school commitment chemical dependence psychoactive substance This study aimed to evaluate the mental conditions of cocaine-dependent individuals and school commitment/attachment.We evaluated 50 patients referred to the psychiatry emergency room due to mental disorders from chemical dependence.After clinical diagnosis, clinical interview, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Hamilton Scale for Depression andBrief Psychiatric Rating Scale were applied. The Spearman and Mann-Whitney nonparametric tests, as well as the t-Student test were utilized for statistical analysis.. The accepted significance value was 0.05. All subjects had usedcocaine or crack and other substances. Only 13 (26%) did not drop out of school (group 1). Regarding the other 37(74%), irregular class attendance , successive failures and definitive school drop out rates (group 2) were verified. Thesesubjects presented an early substance use when compared with those which did not drop out of school (p=0.0001).Patients with an early substance use presented higher school dropout rates than those with a later initiation to substanceuse. Psychopathological phenomena were frequent in both groups. 2008 artículo científico 0034-9690 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=28442115 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=284 Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology application/pdf Sociedad Interamericana de Psicología Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology (Puerto Rico) Num.1 Vol.42
title Drug Dependence, Mental Impairment and Education
topic Psicología
attachment
Mental distress
school commitment
chemical dependence
psychoactive substance
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