Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders: profile, self-esteem and mental disorders
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2023.191904Keywords:
Substance Use Disorder, Adolescents, Self-esteem, Mental DisordersAbstract
Objective: to characterize the profile of substance use, indicators of mental disorders and selfesteem
of adolescents diagnosed with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) admitted in a psychiatric
hospital (group with SUD - GT), comparing them to a group of undiagnosed adolescents
(comparison Group - GC). Methodology: descriptive, quantitative and cross-sectional study,
in which 82 male adolescents between 12 and 18 years old participated. The substance use profile,
indicators of mental disorders and self-esteem were obtained using the following instruments:
Alcohol, Tobacco and Substance Involvement Screening Test, Self-Report Questionnaire and the
Harter´s Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents. Results: GT´s adolescents reported a high level
of school dropout, involvement in infractions and indicators of depressive thoughts and mood
significantly higher than the GC. Substance use was higher in the GT, except for alcohol use,
which had similar characteristics in both groups. Global self-esteem was low in adolescents in
the GT. Conclusion: it was possible to characterize the substance use profile of adolescents with
SUD and variables associated with this phenomenon. The treatment of SUD in this population
should occur in a multidisciplinary and contextualized way, emphasizing the importance of caring
for risk factors and comorbidities.
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