Fatores de risco que favorecem a recaída no alcoolismo

  • Álvarez A
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OBJETIVO: Existe uma prevalência estimada de 11,2% de alcoolismo no Brasil. As tentativas de muitos alcoolistas para abandonar o consumo resultam fracassos e recaídas. A freqüência de recaída, segundo estudos, oscila entre 10% e 30%, assinalando-se diferentes causas. O objetivo da presente pesquisa é conhecer os fatores que favorecem as recaídas. MÉTODOS: Aplicaram-se entrevistas e questionários "Fatores de Recaída" e "Razões para Beber" a 105 alcoolistas primários de ambos os sexos, e com predomínio de alcoolismo puro. RESULTADOS: Os principais fatores de recaída são a pressão social, os conflitos interpessoais, os estados emocionais negativos, assim como a própria dependência fisiológica e psicológica. CONCLUSÕES: De maneira geral, os sujeitos apresentaram grande quantidade de fatores e razões que atuam simultaneamente favorecendo a recaída.OBJETIVE: There is an estimate of 11.2% of alcohol prevalence in Brazil. The attempts of many alcoholics for abandoning the addiction result in failures and relapse. The number of relapse oscillates between 10 and 30%, designating different causes. The objective of the present research is to know the factors that favor relapses. METHODS: interviews and the questionnaires "Relapse Factors" and "Reasons for Drink" were applied, to 105 alcoholics of both sexes, with primary and typical alcoholism. RESULTS: Initially, social demographics data are presented followed by a characterization of the information gotten in the interview and each questionnaire, which are integrated and submitted in discussion. CONCLUSIONS: the main factors are: the social pressure, the interpersonal conflicts, the negative emotional states as well as the proper physiological and psychological dependence. In general way, they had presented a great amount of factors and reasons that simultaneously act favoring the relapse.

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Álvarez, A. M. A. (2007). Fatores de risco que favorecem a recaída no alcoolismo. Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria, 56(3), 188–193. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0047-20852007000300006

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