Sex Differences in Comorbidity Between Substance Use and Mental Health in AdolescentsTwo Sides of the Same Coin

  1. Sergio Fernández-Artamendi 1
  2. Víctor Martínez-Loredo 2
  3. Carla López-Núñez 2
  1. 1 Universidad Loyola Andalucía
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    Universidad Loyola Andalucía

    Sevilla, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0075gfd51

  2. 2 Universidad de Zaragoza
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    Universidad de Zaragoza

    Zaragoza, España

    ROR https://ror.org/012a91z28

Revista:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915 1886-144X

Año de publicación: 2021

Volumen: 33

Número: 1

Páginas: 36-43

Tipo: Artículo

Otras publicaciones en: Psicothema

Resumen

Antecedentes: el objetivo de esta investigación es evaluar las diferencias de sexo en el uso de cannabis y alcohol y en trastornos de salud mental TSM en adolescentes, y el rol predictivo de los TSM sobre los trastornos por uso de alcohol y cannabis (TUA y TUC, respectivamente). Método: una muestra de 863 adolescentes de la población general (53,7% chicas, edad media = 16.62, DT = 0,85) completaron una batería informatizada sobre la frecuencia de uso de sustancias, el Inventario Breve de Síntomas, el Cuestionario de Problemas por Consumo de Cannabis - versión breve, el Índice de Rutgers de Problemas con el Alcohol y los criterios DSM-IV-TR para el TUA y TUC. Se realizaron análisis bivariados y de regresión logística binaria. Resultados: las chicas presentaron significativamente más problemas de salud mental y mayor prevalencia de comorbilidad entre TUS y TSM. El trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo (TOC) y la ansiedad fóbica indicaron un mayor riesgo de TUA, mientras que la depresión y la interacción entre hostilidad y TOC indicaron mayor riesgo de TUC. Conclusiones: la comorbilidad entre TUS y TSM es alta entre los adolescentes, y significativamente mayor entre las chicas.

Información de financiación

This study was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Innovation and Science (Ref: MICINN-08-PSI2008-00309). The authors would like to thank the Education Department of the Principality of Asturias, as well as the participating institutions, their staff and their students.

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