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- Title
O entendimento da dependência química por pacientes em tratamento em uma unidade de internação especializada.
- Authors
Garcia, Lucas França; Mendes Calixto, Alessandra; de Souza Schumacher, Gabriela; Melo de Oliveira, Leandra; Pestillo de Oliveira, Leonardo; Goldim, José Roberto
- Abstract
Many institutions and social actors are involved in the struggle against addiction, making it a complex social phenomenon. Knowledge about the perspective of those who suffer this type of disorder and seek treatment is essential to produce scientific evidence to elaborate public policies. To analyze perceptions about chemical dependency of patients being treated for disorder associated with psychoactive substances. This is a qualitative, descriptive, and exploratory study. We carried out semi-structured interviews with patients hospitalized in a unit specialized in treating addiction from a high-complexity teaching hospital in the south of Brazil. Using Bardin's content analysis, we created four analytical categories to understand the perceptions about this problem, from the perspective of patients: (1) Seeking treatment; (2) Causes of addiction; (3) Pros and cons of using psychoactive substances; and (4) Leading a healthy life. We observed which motives and causes were complementary, as the causes for starting the use of these substances were the same causes for seeking treatment. Furthermore, participants believed psychoactive substances had some utility, though there were more disadvantages than advantages. This is an important element to address in actions of education in health when dealing with this population.
- Publication
Saúde e Pesquisa, 2023, Vol 16, Issue 4, p51
- ISSN
1983-1870
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17765/2176-9206.2023v16n4.e11389