Avaliação do perfil de comorbidades, gravidade da dependência e motivação para o tratamento em uma amostra de usuários de maconha que procuram tratamento / Assessment of concurrent psychiatric disorders, severity of dependence and stages of change in a sample of treatment-seeking cannabis users

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2010

RESUMO

This study aimed to explore the association among cannabis dependence, concurrent psychiatric disorders, and stages of change in a sample of treatment-seeking patients. A total of eighty patients who sought treatment for cannabis dependence at a specialized outpatient clinic were assessed. Data on cannabis dependence and concurrent disorders were obtained by means of the Schedules for Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN). Motivation was assessed through the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (URICA). Cannabis dependence severity was assessed through ASI (Addiction Severity Index). There was a high prevalence of concurrent psychiatric disorders in this sample. Diagnosis of schizophrenia was associated with lower motivation scores and the precontemplation stage of change. Diagnoses of mood and anxiety disorders were associated with higher motivation scores and contemplation and action stages of change. We concluded that cannabis dependent patients who seek treatment have a high prevalence of concurrent disorders and the diagnosis of a concurrent disorder may influence motivation for treatment.

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motivação marijuana abuse motivation diagnóstico duplo (psiquiatria) dual diagnosis (psychiatry) uso da maconha

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