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ArticleRevista de saude publica2017

Recent illicit drug use among psychiatric patients in Brazil: a national representative study.

Miriam Almeida Nahas, Ana Paula Souto Melo, Francine Cournos, Karen Mckinnon, Milton Wainberg, Mark Drew Crosland Guimarães

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Article in Revista de saude publica, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Miriam Almeida NahasPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte MG, Brasil.
Ana Paula Souto MeloFaculdade de Medicina. Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei. Divinópolis, MG, Brasil.
Francine CournosMailman School of Public Health. Columbia University. New York, USA.
Karen MckinnonNew York State Psychiatric Institute. Columbia University. New York, USA.
Milton WainbergNew York State Psychiatric Institute. Columbia University. New York, USA.
Mark Drew Crosland GuimarãesDepartamento de Medicina Preventiva e Social. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
Columbia University · USUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais · BRFederal University of São João del-Rei · BRNew York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo estimate factors associated to illicit drug use among patients with mental illness in Brazil according to gender.

methodsA 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.

resultsThe 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.

conclusionsRecent 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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