Patterns of non-medical use of methylphenidate among 5th and 6th year students in a medical school in southern Brazil
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| contents | Patterns of non-medical use of methylphenidate among 5th and 6th year students in a medical school in southern Brazil Rodrigo da Rosa Silveira Betina Lejderman Pedro Eugênio Mazzucchi Santana Ferreira Gibsi Maria Possapp da Rocha Psicología ethics alcohol abuse Methylphenidate attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of methylphenidate (MPH) use among 5th and 6th year medical students, to discriminate MPH use with and without medical indication, and to correlate MPH use with alcohol intake. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study in which medical students were invited to answer a questionnaire to evaluate academic and socioeconomic status, MPH use patterns, and attitudes towards neuroenhancing drugs. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) was used to assess alcohol intake; a score ≥ 8 suggests potentially hazardous alcohol use. Results: Fifty-two participants (34.2%) had already used MPH, of which 35 (23.02%) had used it without medical indication. The number of 6th year students who had used MPH was more than twice higher than that of their 5th year counterparts (32.89 vs. 13.15%, respectively; p = 0.004). Also, 43.6% (p = 0.031) of the users of MPH had an AUDIT score ≥ 8; 33.3% (p = 0.029) of non-medical users of MPH had an AUDIT score ≥ 8. Conclusions: In this study, the use of MPH without medical indication was prevalent. Our findings also confirmed the association between non-medical use of MPH and potentially hazardous alcohol use. 2014 artículo científico 2237-6089 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=311031416005 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3110 Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy application/pdf Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.36 |
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| spellingShingle | Patterns of non-medical use of methylphenidate among 5th and 6th year students in a medical school in southern Brazil Rodrigo da Rosa Silveira Psicología ethics alcohol abuse Methylphenidate attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity Patterns of non-medical use of methylphenidate among 5th and 6th year students in a medical school in southern Brazil Rodrigo da Rosa Silveira Betina Lejderman Pedro Eugênio Mazzucchi Santana Ferreira Gibsi Maria Possapp da Rocha Psicología ethics alcohol abuse Methylphenidate attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of methylphenidate (MPH) use among 5th and 6th year medical students, to discriminate MPH use with and without medical indication, and to correlate MPH use with alcohol intake. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study in which medical students were invited to answer a questionnaire to evaluate academic and socioeconomic status, MPH use patterns, and attitudes towards neuroenhancing drugs. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) was used to assess alcohol intake; a score ≥ 8 suggests potentially hazardous alcohol use. Results: Fifty-two participants (34.2%) had already used MPH, of which 35 (23.02%) had used it without medical indication. The number of 6th year students who had used MPH was more than twice higher than that of their 5th year counterparts (32.89 vs. 13.15%, respectively; p = 0.004). Also, 43.6% (p = 0.031) of the users of MPH had an AUDIT score ≥ 8; 33.3% (p = 0.029) of non-medical users of MPH had an AUDIT score ≥ 8. Conclusions: In this study, the use of MPH without medical indication was prevalent. Our findings also confirmed the association between non-medical use of MPH and potentially hazardous alcohol use. 2014 artículo científico 2237-6089 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=311031416005 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3110 Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy application/pdf Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.36 |
| title | Patterns of non-medical use of methylphenidate among 5th and 6th year students in a medical school in southern Brazil |
| topic | Psicología ethics alcohol abuse Methylphenidate attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity |
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