Los trastornos psiquiátricos y el abuso de sustancias en México: Panorama epidemiológico
Year: 2002
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: "Developmental psychopathology in adults has focused in thestudy of comorbidity. The objective of this report is to present theprevalence of specific psychiatric disorders in terms of the DSMIII-R and to revise and discuss some of the results of comorbidityfound between substance use and psychiatric disorders in MexicoCity as compared to other results that have emerged from theanalyses in the International Consortium of PsychiatricEpidemiology (ICPE). The importance of this type of comorbidityrelies on the fact that: 1) lifetime mental and substance comorbidityis associated with chronicity; 2) impairment and suicidal risk isincreased; 3) prevention of the development of this comorbiditycould have important prevention effects; 4) the understanding ofthe patterns and correlates of the onset of this type of comorbidityis an urgent need.Method Method: Data were obtained through a household survey in arepresentative stratified sample of the adult population aged 18to 65 years in Mexico City, excluding its conurban areas. Theresponse rate was 60.4%. The total sample was 1 932 subjects,although for the ICPE comparisons only the 1 734 subjects, aged18 to 54 years, were included. An amended version of theComposite International Diagnostic Interview 1.1 (CIDI) was usedand diagnoses were made following the DSM-III-R criteria. Oddsratios were obtained to measure the association betweensubstance use and psychiatric disorders..."
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1562047706