A PRESENÇA DE COMORBIDADES PSIQUIÁTRICAS E RISCO DE SUICÍDIO EM USUÁRIOS DE SUBSTÂNCIAS PSICOATIVAS

Resumen

We aimed to analyze the mental health of users of psychoactive substances (PAS) having as parameter the presence of psychiatric comorbidities and suicide risk. This is exploratory-descriptive research with a quantitative approach developed at a Psychosocial Care Center and at Family Health Strategy in a municipality of the 11^th Health Regional of Ceará state (11^th CRES). We interviewed 51 users of psychoactive substances, from February to June of 2019, using the sociodemographic formulary; Self-Reporting Questionnaire, a questionnaire about an individual’s health or for evaluating depression; and the Suicide Risk Index. Most users were male (n=33; 64,7%), age gap between 31 to 50 years old (n=24; 47,0%), mulattos (n=36; 70,6%), with common mental disorder (n=28; 54,9%), with greater depressive episode (n=24; 47,1%), and intermediate suicide risk (n=25; 49,0%). Such results suggest that users of PAS which present psychiatric comorbidities are more vulnerable to suicide risk. In this context, we recommend a comprehensive and multidisciplinary care plan with strategies for monitoring existing comorbidities and the suicide risk.