Abstract
Introduction: The use of psychoactive substances (PPS) is a public health problem for vulnerable populations, particularly women and those with mental disorders. Objectives: In this work, our objectives were to determine the frequency of mental disorders and consumption of psychoactive substances in women, to describe their socio-demographic profile, to identify the psychoactive substances consumed, to identify the different types of mental disorders and to describe the clinical aspects of mental disorders induced by the consumption of psychoactive substances in these women. Methodology: This was a retrospective study, of a descriptive type with a duration of 5 years (from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2013). Data collection lasted three months. Included in this study were all records of hospitalized or outpatient patients in the Mental Disorders and Psychoactive Substance Use Service. Results: The incidence of mental disorders and psychoactive substance use was 10.51%. The age groups 20-29, 30-39 were the most represented are respectively 55.49%, 31.87% with an average age of 29.5 years and extremes of 10-49 years. Singles were the most affected with 91.76% of cases. The majority was in the informal sector and the secondary level was the most affected with 40.11%, 56.04%, respectively. The most commonly used psychoactive substances were cigarettes (3.30%) and alcohol (2.20%). The alcohol and cigarette association was the most frequent, 45.60%. Depression was the most prevalent type of disorder with 35.71%. Occasional consumption was the most common mode of consumption with 84.62%, followed by 15.38% of regular consumption or dependence. Conclusion: This retrospective study did not identify all aspects of women's psychoactive substance use, yet a general population survey could better capture the magnitude of this phenomenon.
Highlights
The use of psychoactive substances (PPS) is a public health problem for vulnerable populations, women and those with mental disorders
Included in our study were all records of patients hospitalized or followed as outpatients in the department during the study period in which the diagnosis of mental disorders and consumption of one or more psychoactive substances was retained and whose records included the parameters of our study; incomplete patient records received in the department during the study period and for other diagnoses than mental disorders and ASA were excluded from this study
The main difficulty of our study was the lack of specific documentation concerning mental disorders and consumption of PPS in women elsewhere and in Guinea, we reached the following results: During the study period, 1732 patients were received in consultation, of which 182 patients presented with mental disorders and psychoactive substance use, with a hospital frequency of 10.51% (Figure 1)
Summary
The use of psychoactive substances (PPS) is a public health problem for vulnerable populations, women and those with mental disorders. Regardless of the product and mode of consumption, women consume less than men This gap in addictive behaviors between men and women often tends to ignore feminine addiction as more and more people develop their own forms of addiction [3]. The consumption of this product is not a problem of society, because of the misuse of this product, and because of the negative consequences that the traffic and the use of these substances induce in economic terms, sanitary, social and mental. The studies conducted by (SERGE and GUILLAUME) [4], note a coexistence between mental problems and substance abuse, among women who have suffered violence during childhood
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