Mental state changes and pschomotricity in cocaine users
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https://doi.org/10.5016/294Keywords:
Cocaína, distúrbios psicomotores, distúrbios mentais.Abstract
The use of drugs has been related to serious psychopathological disorders. The aim of this study consisted of evaluating mental and psychomotor disturbances in chronic cocaine addicts. Subjects were chemical dependent, male and female, from 13 to 49 years old (average 26.6 years), attending on psychiatry service. The methods consisted of detailed clinical history, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. There was significant correlation (p<0.05) between psychomotor disorders and psychopathological phenomena (psychotic symptoms, depression and anxiety); between mental disorders and addicting time; and between mental disorders and age at the beginning of cocaine consumption. The results allow us to conclude that cocaine is related mainly to serious disorders of psychomotricity decurrent of psychotic symptoms, anxiety and depression.Downloads
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