Nivel de ansiedad y depresión en adolescentes varones con trastornos por consumo de sustancias psicoactivas en el centro de adicciones Hogar Crecer, 2011-2015

Abstract

Background: anxiety and depression are common mental disorders in adolescents with substance use disorders being chronic and resistant to treatment and is associated with significant morbidity.

Overall objective: to determine the level of anxiety and depression in adolescent males with disorders psychoactive substance at the Center for Addictions Home Grow.

Materials and Methods: descriptive, cross-sectional study of 291 medical records information collected from the June 01, 2011 as of December 31, 2015. The information was recorded in a form pre-developed including: socio-demographic data, consumption patterns and test results Hamilton anxiety and depression. Data were analyzed using SPSS 15.0 software, in quantitative and qualitative variables frequency and percentage was obtained.

Results: of the 291 medical records, 230 (79%) adolescents were between 15 to 19 years old and 61 (21%) between 10 to 14; according to the consumption pattern 243 (83,5%) presented polydrug use, 263 (90,3%) had anxiety, of which: 51,2% mild anxiety, 27,8% moderate anxiety and 11,3% severe anxiety while depression occurred in 271 (93, 1%), of which 32,6% mild depression, 36,1% moderate depression, 17,9% severe depression and 6,5% very severe depression.

Conclusions: - Most adolescents was students. - In our study presented polydrug mainly teenagers. - A high frequency of anxiety and depression was found. - The level of anxiety that most often presented was mild anxiety, while for depression, the level was presented mostly was moderate depression