Substance use among resident doctors in Venezuela.
This study was aimed to develop a self-administered questionnaire to detect substance use disorders based on the Spanish version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) and to evaluate the frequency of substance abuse and/or dependence among resident physicians of a large university hospital in Venezuela. The questionnaire showed a high concordance with the clinical diagnoses. Frequency of substance abuse and dependence was evaluated among 191 resident doctors. The frequencies of lifetime diagnoses were: tobacco dependence: 20.9%; alcohol abuse: 11%; alcohol dependence: 0.5%; drug abuse: 1% and drug dependence: 1%; non-pathological use of drugs: 20.4%.
Department of Physiology, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela.
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D010815:Physician Impairment / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D014687:Venezuela / Q000453:epidemiology
D013287:Illicit Drugs; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs