Suicidal behavior and duality in disorders due to substance use among Ecuatorian drug addicts

Introduction: illicit drug use is considered a favorable element highly associated to suicidal behavior. As the frequency, intensity, time of consumption and coexistence with other mental disorders, the probability of violent behavior towards oneself also increases. Objective: to characterize drug...

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Autores principales: José Alejandro Valdevila-Figueira, Omar Ruiz-Barzola, Carlos Orellana-Román, Rocío Valdevila-Santiesteban, Justo Reinaldo Fabelo-Roche, Serguei Iglesias-Moré
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:9f8533e0ae944e3e98cf5f9d0232ffa52021-11-03T17:26:58ZSuicidal behavior and duality in disorders due to substance use among Ecuatorian drug addicts1028-9933https://doaj.org/article/9f8533e0ae944e3e98cf5f9d0232ffa52021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.revinfcientifica.sld.cu/index.php/ric/article/view/3516https://doaj.org/toc/1028-9933Introduction: illicit drug use is considered a favorable element highly associated to suicidal behavior. As the frequency, intensity, time of consumption and coexistence with other mental disorders, the probability of violent behavior towards oneself also increases. Objective: to characterize drug addict patients with suicidal behavior and determine possible links between sociodemographic and consumption variables. Method: a cross-sectional study in drug addict patients admitted in the Unidad de Conductas Adictivas (UCA) setted at the Instituto de Neurociencias (INC) in Guayaquil, Ecuador, was carried out, in the period 2010 throughout 2016. A total of 922 patients who referred any kind of suicidal behavior (including any kind of suicidal ideation or suicidal intent) were selected. Results: this research revealed that male population was predominant, in which 4 of 10 attempted suicide (36.3%), meanwhile in females was 5 in 10 approximately (46.3%). Conclusions: among patients with suicidal behavior admitted in the Unidad de Conductas Adictivas (UCA) setted at the Instituto de Neurociencias (INC) in Guayaquil, Ecuador, between 2014 and 2017, women who suffered depressive symptoms or had schizophrenia as comorbidity were predominant.  Women 15 to 20 years of age and with previous suicidal intent and depressive symptoms.José Alejandro Valdevila-FigueiraOmar Ruiz-BarzolaCarlos Orellana-RománRocío Valdevila-SantiestebanJusto Reinaldo Fabelo-RocheSerguei Iglesias-MoréCentro Editorial Ciencias Médicas: CPICM Guantánamoarticletrastornos relacionados con sustanciasdiagnóstico dualideación suicidaconducta adictivaintento de suicidioMedicineRESRevista Información Científica, Vol 100, Iss 5, Pp e3516-e3516 (2021)
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topic trastornos relacionados con sustancias
diagnóstico dual
ideación suicida
conducta adictiva
intento de suicidio
Medicine
R
spellingShingle trastornos relacionados con sustancias
diagnóstico dual
ideación suicida
conducta adictiva
intento de suicidio
Medicine
R
José Alejandro Valdevila-Figueira
Omar Ruiz-Barzola
Carlos Orellana-Román
Rocío Valdevila-Santiesteban
Justo Reinaldo Fabelo-Roche
Serguei Iglesias-Moré
Suicidal behavior and duality in disorders due to substance use among Ecuatorian drug addicts
description Introduction: illicit drug use is considered a favorable element highly associated to suicidal behavior. As the frequency, intensity, time of consumption and coexistence with other mental disorders, the probability of violent behavior towards oneself also increases. Objective: to characterize drug addict patients with suicidal behavior and determine possible links between sociodemographic and consumption variables. Method: a cross-sectional study in drug addict patients admitted in the Unidad de Conductas Adictivas (UCA) setted at the Instituto de Neurociencias (INC) in Guayaquil, Ecuador, was carried out, in the period 2010 throughout 2016. A total of 922 patients who referred any kind of suicidal behavior (including any kind of suicidal ideation or suicidal intent) were selected. Results: this research revealed that male population was predominant, in which 4 of 10 attempted suicide (36.3%), meanwhile in females was 5 in 10 approximately (46.3%). Conclusions: among patients with suicidal behavior admitted in the Unidad de Conductas Adictivas (UCA) setted at the Instituto de Neurociencias (INC) in Guayaquil, Ecuador, between 2014 and 2017, women who suffered depressive symptoms or had schizophrenia as comorbidity were predominant.  Women 15 to 20 years of age and with previous suicidal intent and depressive symptoms.
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author José Alejandro Valdevila-Figueira
Omar Ruiz-Barzola
Carlos Orellana-Román
Rocío Valdevila-Santiesteban
Justo Reinaldo Fabelo-Roche
Serguei Iglesias-Moré
author_facet José Alejandro Valdevila-Figueira
Omar Ruiz-Barzola
Carlos Orellana-Román
Rocío Valdevila-Santiesteban
Justo Reinaldo Fabelo-Roche
Serguei Iglesias-Moré
author_sort José Alejandro Valdevila-Figueira
title Suicidal behavior and duality in disorders due to substance use among Ecuatorian drug addicts
title_short Suicidal behavior and duality in disorders due to substance use among Ecuatorian drug addicts
title_full Suicidal behavior and duality in disorders due to substance use among Ecuatorian drug addicts
title_fullStr Suicidal behavior and duality in disorders due to substance use among Ecuatorian drug addicts
title_full_unstemmed Suicidal behavior and duality in disorders due to substance use among Ecuatorian drug addicts
title_sort suicidal behavior and duality in disorders due to substance use among ecuatorian drug addicts
publisher Centro Editorial Ciencias Médicas: CPICM Guantánamo
publishDate 2021
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