悉尼无家可归者诊所的护理人员吸毒
Kirra Solterbeck1, Lauren Staples2, Logan Woodman1
1Faculty of Medicine and Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Ryde, NSW, Australia.
概括
悉尼的无家可归者使用多种物质的比例很高,特别是酒精,大麻和兴奋剂. 这种物质使用与创伤,人格障碍和慢性无家可归有关,突出了对综合服务的需求.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 成 药物 药物 药物 药物
背景情况:
- 无家可归是像悉尼这样的城市中心的一个重大公共卫生问题.
- 了解无家可归人口中物质使用模式对于有效干预至关重要.
- 以前的研究表明,无家可归和物质使用障碍之间存在复杂的关系.
研究的目的:
- 描述悉尼无家可归者庇护所诊所的个人中物质使用模式和同时发生的心理健康状况.
- 为了确定与此群体中物质使用和社会功能相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项回顾性队列研究,涉及从2008年到2020年在无家可归者宿舍参加精神病诊所的2498名个人.
- 用多变量逻辑回归分析数据,以确定物质使用,精神病诊断和社会功能的预测因素.
主要成果:
- 超过81%的参与者报告了至少一种物质的有害使用,其中酒精,大麻和兴奋剂最为普遍.
- 近59%的人表示经常使用两种或更多物质.
- 定期使用多种物质与创伤史,人格障碍,刑事定罪和慢性无家可归有关.
结论:
- 悉尼的无家可归者诊所的参与者表现出多种物质的使用率很高,与之前的研究相比,趋势越来越高.
- 吸毒与无家可归的原因和后果密切相关.
- 解决物质使用和无家可归问题的综合服务对于减少街头睡眠和改善结果至关重要.
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