International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Humberto Garcia Penedo
Department of Psychology, University of Havana (San Rafael No. 1168 between Mazon and Basarrate Veda, CubaPublications
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Case Series
Emocionalidad Paroxística En Un Grupo De Adolescentes Con Trastornos Por Abuso De Sustancias
Author(s): Mary Mercy Molinet Medina, Humberto Garcia Penedo* and Ciudad de la Habana
Objectives: To characterize the emotional comorbidities and the paroxysmal emotionality of the group of adolescents under study. Methods: A descriptive-exploratory study, a quantitative methodology, and a nonexperimental cross-sectional design were carried out. A group of adolescents in psychiatric treatment in two medical centers in Havana for presenting substance abuse disorder was studied. From the first population of 423 outpatient clinics, 9 were taken intentionally; while from the second population of 12 interned adolescents, an intentional sample of 11 of them was taken. A Modified Grau Experiential Self-Report, a Sentence Completion, and an interview were applied to them. Descriptive statistics of the evaluated constructs were performed. Results: (65%) (n=20) have polyaddiction to substances, 50% (n=20) suffer from anxiety, 38.. Read More»
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