2016
DOI: 10.17711/sm.0185-3325.2016.027
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Addiction care in Mexico: a challenge for non-specialized health professionals

Abstract: International epidemiological studies report that substance use disorders (SUDs) and other psychiatric disorders (anxiety and depression) are among the first ten conditions that contribute to the global burden of disease. Together they account for 7.4% of the disability-adjusted life years of the total global burden, 0.5% of the total years of life lost to premature mortality, and 22.9% of the years lived with disability.1 These data place SUDs as a serious public health problem in the world.Likewise, it is kn… Show more

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“…The lack of addiction treatment in Mexico led to the formation of different forms of social organization of non-profit organizations and clinics to treat addiction problems [12, 13]. Many of these organizations in Mexico, denominated by Marín-Navarrete et al [14] as mutual-aid residential centers for addiction treatment (CRAMAA, for its acronym in Spanish), have based their interventions on interpretations of the twelve-step philosophy that gained popularity during the 80’s and 90’s [15].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The lack of addiction treatment in Mexico led to the formation of different forms of social organization of non-profit organizations and clinics to treat addiction problems [12, 13]. Many of these organizations in Mexico, denominated by Marín-Navarrete et al [14] as mutual-aid residential centers for addiction treatment (CRAMAA, for its acronym in Spanish), have based their interventions on interpretations of the twelve-step philosophy that gained popularity during the 80’s and 90’s [15].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…El talón de Aquiles del modelo médico es la falta de profesionales de la salud, pues por cada 100,000 habitantes hay 1.5 psiquiatras, un médico general, tres enfermeras y un psicólogo (Marín-Navarrete, Medina-Mora, Tena-Suck, 2016). Por ello, no resulta extraño la cantidad de grupos de autoayuda que ofrecen tratamiento ambulatorio frente al uso problemático de drogas en México.…”
Section: Servicios De Atención En Modalidad Ambulatoriaunclassified
“…Antes de acudir a los servicios de atención, los usuarios recurren a la autoatención y a miembros de su red social cercana, como los familiares (3) . Si bien en el estudio se halló que los miembros de la familia, promovían la internación de los usuarios (4) , este proceso podía retrasarse, lo cual contribuía a la cronificación del problema de consumo. Un hallazgo del estudio es que los familiares o los usuarios en forma individual no solían acudir a los centros de primer nivel de atención cuando el consumo se tornaba problemático.…”
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“…La primera, es el sector público con más de 400 centros de cuidado y aproximadamente 30 unidades de tratamiento residencial. La segunda fuente son los servicios profesionales de salud privados y, la tercera, está conformada por grupos de autoayuda tradicionales, con aproximadamente 20.000 grupos alrededor del país y 2.291 centros de ayuda mutua residenciales, conocidos popularmente como "anexos" (4) .…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
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