| Journal: | Salud mental |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000327201 |
| ISSN: | 0185-3325 |
| Authors: | Cordero, Martha1 Cordero, Roberto2 Natera, Guillermina3 Caraveo, Jorge3 |
| Institutions: | 1Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, Centro de Ayuda al Alcohólico y sus Familiares, México, Distrito Federal. México 2Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México, Distrito Federal. México 3Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, Dirección de Investigaciones Epidemiológicas y Psicosociales, México, Distrito Federal. México |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Season: | May-Jun |
| Volumen: | 32 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Pages: | 223-230 |
| Country: | México |
| Language: | Español |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Experimental |
| English abstract | In Mexico, excess drinking constitutes one of the main public health challenges nationwide. The 2002 National Addictions Survey documented the existence of 11 035 262 heavy drinkers, 3 226 490 habitual drinkers, 2 841 303 persons with alcohol dependence and 2 343 71 0 persons who started arguing with their spouse or partner when drunk. Illnesses that are directly or indirectly associated with drinking are among the ten leading causes of death in Mexico among the general population: specifically, men die from attacks or homicide, self–inflicted wounds, alcoholic liver disease and other chronic diseases of the liver and alcohol dependence syndrome. Although there are various intervention strategies that attempt to influence this problem, it is not known whether these interventions are a causal factor in the change produced by the consumer and the way in which this change is produced after treatment; one way of determining this is by evaluating their results. Although Solution–Focused Therapy constitutes a different alternative to those that have traditionally been used for treating alcohol consumption, most research conducted in Mexico and other countries is carried out using a social learning model. Although the results of the Solution–Focused Therapy have been documented in various countries in America and the European Community, the findings are insufficient for it to be regarded as an optimal treatment for modifying excess alcohol consumption among the Mexican population. Objective To evaluate the results of the Solution–Focused Therapy in ethanol–dependent persons and to determine the differences between those that seek to modify problems associated with alcohol consumption and those that seek to change their drinking styles. Method A comparative O1-X–O2 longitudinal design was used, with a 12–month follow–up. The sample comprised 60 intentionally selected alcohol consumers, ages 18 to 50, who attended the Center of Assistance for.. |
| Disciplines: | Medicina, Psicología |
| Keyword: | Psiquiatría, Terapéutica y rehabilitación, Psicología clínica, Terapia centrada en soluciones, Alcoholismo, Recaída |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Psychology, Psychiatry, Therapeutics and rehabilitation, Clinical psychology, Solution focused therapy, Alcoholism, Relapse |
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