Abstract

HERNANDEZ-CORTAZA, Brenda Alicia; CORTAZA-RAMIREZ, Leticia  and  COSTA-JUNIOR, Moacyr Lobo da. Consumption of alcohol and depression in students of a public school of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico. SMAD, Rev. Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool Drog. (Ed. port.) [online]. 2012, vol.8, n.3, pp.142-147. ISSN 1806-6976.

Descriptive and transverse study aimed to examine the relationship between the level of depression and the pattern of alcohol consumption in students of a public school in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico. The sample reached 175 students of both sexes between 15 and 19 years old selected by simple random sampling. It was used a document containing personal data, the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale and the AUDIT test. It was found that 96.6% of participants presented some level of depression, 97.9% were women and 95.1% were men. Regarding the consumption of alcohol, 58.3% reported consuming it, 14.3% with risk consumption, 2.9% with harmful use and 1.1% already showed dependence. It was found that most young people consume alcohol and have some level of depression.

Keywords : Depression; Alcoholism; Adolescent.

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