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HORTA, Rogério Lessa; HORTA, Bernardo Lessa  e  HORTA, Cristina Lessa. Substances use and minor psychiatric disorders in a university in the South of Brazil. Psicol. rev. (Belo Horizonte) [online]. 2012, vol.18, n.2, pp. 264-276. ISSN 1677-1168.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5752/P.1678-9563.2012v18n2p264.

This paper was aimed to assess the relationship between the consumption of psychoactive substances (PAS) and the occurrence of minor psychiatric disorders (MPD) among students, teachers and staff in a private university in southern Brazil. 657 subjects participated by answering a standardized anonymous and self-responding questionnaire, including the issues of ‘Self-Reporting Questionnaire'and reported use of substances in a period prior to 30 days before the interview. Consumption of alcohol (75.5%) and tobacco (13.6%) were the most cited by respondents. DPM was significantly higher among students (26.6%) than among teachers (9.5%) or staff (19.5%) (p < 0.001). Substances use appeared associated with the occurrence of MPD, but less significantly when adjusted for sex, age and institutional affiliation (p = 0,08). The association remained always statistically significant only for benzodiazepines (p < 0,001). This data supports other studies indicating the occurrence of an association between mental disorders and the use of substances, especially for users of benzodiazepines. This data reinforces the need for institutional policies and actions of psychological attention, first of all directed at the students

Palavras-chave : Mental health; Psychoactive drugs; Alcohol consumption; Health policy; Mental suffering.

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