Manifest Psychic disorders in Patients with Chemical Dependence: Review of Narratives

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The abusive use of psychotropic drugs today is increasingly linked to mental disorders. In addition, the problem fits as one of the biggest public health problems. However, there is a low acceptance of drug users in considering that this chemical dependence is directly involved with psychiatric disorders, and that they cause serious consequences for themselves and for the community, making it necessary to have a more focused look at policies. rehabilitation of users and the treatment of psychic disorders resulting from drug use. OBJECTIVE: To analyze how psychiatric disorders influence the lives of patients who are chemically dependent, in order to establish the main disorders related to drug users, addressing aspects of this health/disease process and emphasizing the need for treatment according to each particularity. METHODOLOGY: research based on the review of narratives, with emphasis on the psychiatric disorders identified in patients who are in the process of rehabilitation due to drug use. EXPECTED RESULTS: elaboration of the theoretical framework on the topic; identification and description of psychic disorders in patients who were ex-drug users, expanding the debate on the topic through the publication of an article.