Substance-using adolescents admitted to inpatient treatment: Characteristics and factors associated with length of time in treatment.

IF 2.2 4区医学 Q3 SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Adicciones Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI:10.20882/adicciones.1204

Alexandre Quelho Comandule, Maria de Fatima Rato Padin, Martha Canfield, Ronaldo Laranjeira

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Abstract

Studies of adolescents receiving inpatient substance use treatment remain limited. We explored the characteristics of adolescents who received substance use treatment as inpatients in a psychiatric hospital in Brazil and factors associated with length of time in this treatment.

Methods: A retrospective observational study was performed. Electronic treatment records of 172 young people (aged 17 and below) receiving substance use treatment at Hospital Lacan in Brazil were analysed.

Results: The mean age of participants was 15.18 years (SD = 1.39). The sample was characterised as predominately male (68.60%), who entered treatment involuntarily (80.81%), were out of school (89.82%), were involved with the criminal justice system (59.88%) and came from a family with substance use problems (74.67%). Re-admission to inpatient treatment for substance use problems was common. On average, adolescents received inpatient treatment for 3 months. Length of time in treatment was associated with: involuntary admission to treatment, re-admission to inpatient treatment, requests of discharge from treatment by a relative/caretaker, education level, leaving school due to aggressive behaviours and cocaine use.

Conclusion: Findings highlight the complex profiles of adolescents receiving substance use treatment in Brazil. Cross-system collaboration between mental health, educational and justice services are needed to treat adolescents' substance use.

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接受住院治疗的使用药物的青少年：与治疗时间长短相关的特征和因素。

对接受住院药物使用治疗的青少年的研究仍然有限。我们探讨了在巴西一家精神病院住院接受药物使用治疗的青少年的特点，以及与这种治疗时间长短相关的因素。方法：进行回顾性观察研究。分析了在巴西拉康医院接受药物使用治疗的172名年轻人（17岁及以下）的电子治疗记录。结果：参与者的平均年龄为15.18岁（SD=1.39）。样本以男性为主（68.60%），非自愿接受治疗（80.81%），辍学（89.82%），参与刑事司法系统（59.88%），来自有药物使用问题的家庭（74.67%）。因药物使用问题再次入院接受住院治疗很常见。青少年平均接受住院治疗3个月。治疗时间长短与以下因素有关：非自愿入院治疗、再次入院接受住院治疗、亲属/看护人要求出院、教育水平、因攻击行为和可卡因使用而辍学。结论：研究结果突出了巴西接受药物使用治疗的青少年的复杂情况。需要心理健康、教育和司法服务部门之间的跨系统合作来治疗青少年的药物使用。

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Adicciones SUBSTANCE ABUSE-

CiteScore

4.00

自引率

10.00%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Adicciones publica artículos originales sobre el tratamiento, la prevención, estudios básicos y descriptivos en el campo de las adicciones, como son las drogas ilegales, el alcohol, el tabaco o cualquier otra adicción, procedentes de distintas disciplinas (medicina, psicología, investigación básica, investigación social, etc.). Todos los artículos son seleccionados después de pasar un proceso de revisión anónimo hecho por expertos en ese tema.