MULTIDIMENSIONALITY OF SEVERITY OF PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES RELATED TO ADDICTION SEVERITY INDEX-6
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v25i0.70636Keywords:
Patient Acuity, Substance-Related Disorders, Illicit drugs, Mental Health Services, Mental Health.Abstract
Objective: to characterize the severity of substance-related disorders in patients undergoing treatment at the Psychosocial Care Centers for Alcohol and other Drugs.
Method: a transversal study conducted in three Psychosocial Care Centers for Alcohol and other Drugs III, in Curitiba-Paraná, with 137 people with substance-related disorders. Data were collected from April to November of 2018, using the Addiction Severity Index sixth version, and analyzed descriptively using absolute and relative frequencies, mean and standard deviation.
Results: out of the entire sample, 89.1% (122) were male; the most severe subscales were Family/children 57.8 (± 8.6), Alcohol 52.8 (± 10.9) and Family/social problems 51.0 (± 8.9).
Conclusion: The use of psychoactive substances affects family and social relatedness, and alcohol, a legal substance, easily accessible, has been present in people’s lives since childhood, ending up being more frequent among all age groups.
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