University Student Depression Inventory, Brazilian Version, Construct Assessment.

Objectives: to assess the University Student Depression Inventory, Brazilian version (USDI-BR), construct.

Methods: a methodological study carried out with a snowball probabilistic sample, consisting of 334 undergraduate and graduate students. Confirmatory factor analysis, reliability using McDonald's omega coefficient and Cronbach's alpha were performed.

Stress and psychoactive substance use among university professors.

Introduction: University professors are highly susceptible to work-related stress, and psychoactive substance use is often used as a stress alleviation strategy. This issue has attracted the attention of organizations that represent these workers given its potential repercussions on work and personal life.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the association between work-related stress and psychoactive substance use in university professors.

Factors related to psychological impairment and quality of life in patients with schizophrenia.

Objective: to describe the factors related to psychological impairment and quality of life (QoL) of patients with schizophrenia.

Method: a cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational study, carried out with 119 schizophrenics. A questionnaire of sociodemographic and clinical variables was applied, plus BPRS-A and QLS-BR scales.

Illness Process and Recovery From the Perspective of the Alcoholic Patient.

The aim of this work was to gain understanding, using the self-transcendence theory, of the perspective of the alcoholic patient. This was a qualitative study using the grounded theory method. Eight semistructured interviews were conducted with alcohol-dependent individuals.

Relationship between well-being, quality of life and hope in family caregivers of schizophrenic people.

Objective: To measure and correlate the degree of psychological well-being, quality of life, and dispositional hope in family caregivers of schizophrenic people.

Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study conducted with 117 relatives of schizophrenic people. We applied a questionnaire of sociodemographic variables was applied, and the instruments World Health Organization 5-Item Well-Being (WHO-5), World Health Organization Quality of Life Abbreviated (WHOQOL-Bref), and Dispositional Hope Scale.

Correction to: Mental Health Needs and Psychoactive Drug Use in a User Population of the Family Health Strategy (FHS) in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.

The original version of this article unfortunately published without acknowledgement. The funding information and grant number is given below: Funding Research supported by Research in Public for the National Health Care System (PP-SUS), Grant number 12/51732-9.

Mental Health Needs and Psychoactive Drug Use in a User Population of the Family Health Strategy (FHS) in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.

This cross-sectional study was conducted in Family Health Care's field of  Ribeirão Preto city, São Paulo, Brazil to identify the prevalence of substance-related disorders and mental distress among patients with mental disorders. We also aimed to identify sociodemographic and social support risk factors. The data collection was done using medical records, the Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ-6), Self Report Questionnaire (SRQ-20) and home visits.

Mental health in the Family Health Strategy as perceived by health professionals.

Objective:: to analyze the management of mental health needs in primary care as perceived by Family Health Strategy professionals.

Method:: this was a qualitative descriptive exploratory study developed within the coverage area of five family health teams. The data were collected using observation, group interviews, individual semi-structured interviews, and focus groups.

Cross-cultural cultural adaptation of the "Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Mental Health Nursing and Consumers" in Brazil.

Objective: to make across-cultural adaptation of the "Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Mental Health Nursing and Consumers" scale in Brazil.

Method: the scale was tested regarding conceptual, item, semantic, and operational equivalence.

Results: content validation was conducted by an expert committee with a minimum consensus level of 80%.

[Attitudes towards consumption and non-consumption of alcohol among high school students in Mexico].

The objective of this study was to identify differences in high school students' attitudes towards the consumption or non-consumption of alcohol using the theory of planned behavior. This was a qualitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study that included a sample of 131 students. We found that 74% of students had consumed alcohol, and 18.

[Licit drugs consumption among nursing students at a private university in Bogotá, Colombia].

This cross-sectional study aimed to establish the consumption of licit psychoactive substances in a sample of 237 nursing students at a private university in the city of Bogota, Colombia; and relate it with independent study variables: age, sex, marital status, semester, number of children, work and living together. Fagerström's Tolerance questionnaire was used to evaluate the gravity of nicotine dependence and the AUDIT to evaluate alcohol dependence. Confidentiality was guaranteed through the self administered Questionnaire and anonymous survey.

The social network of alcohol users undergoing treatment in a mental health service.

The treatment of alcohol and drug users requires an extended reflection on the influence of the family and other social network groups of these individuals. Thus, this study, results of a qualitative study, aimed at investigating the presence of drug users in the social network of individuals undergoing treatment and the possible interventions of the mental health services in the social network of four users of alcohol in the municipality of Alegrete/RS. Interviews with users and families, genograms and eco-maps were used.

Development and validation of a scale of attitudes towards alcohol, alcoholism and alcoholics.

The objective of this study was the construction and validation of a scale that would measure the attitudes towards alcohol, alcoholism and the alcoholic, called the Scale of Attitudes Towards Alcohol, Alcoholism and the Alcoholic. The face and content validations, as well as the factor analysis of the data obtained in a preliminary test with 144 nursing students resulted in a scale consisting of 96 items, divided into 5 factors: Attitudes towards the alcoholic person: care and interpersonal relations; Etiology; Disease; Repercussions deriving from alcohol use/abuse; Alcoholic beverages. The general scale presented a consistency level of 0.

Alcohol, alcoholism and alcohol addicts: conceptions and attitudes of nurses from district basic health centers.

This qualitative study aimed to learn the conceptions and attitude tendencies of nurses from public district basic health units towards alcohol, alcoholism and alcohol addicts. The sample consisted of ten nurses from three institutions in a city located in São Paulo. Data were recorded and submitted to content thematic analysis.

[Alcohol and drugs: preliminary survey of Brazilian nursing research].

This bibliographic study surveys knowledge about alcohol and drugs produced by Brazilian nursing until 2004 and registered in online databases, in order to identify the presence of this theme; the origin of this knowledge and means of dissemination, as well as to analyze tendencies in this production. We used: BIREME, CAPES, USP Base of Dissertations and Theses. Abstracts with nurses as the authors or co-authors served as the basic material.

[Risk factors for alcohol consumption in students between 10 and 18 years old in public schools located in La Paz--Bolivia (2003-2004)].

This study discusses how basic and secondary students from public schools in La Paz (Bolivia) are exposed to risk factors included in 7 areas (behavior, mental health, social abilities, family, school, peers and recreation). The sample was selected from three schools, totaling 88 students, most of whom came from the last 2 years of basic education. Participants were divided in two groups: case (consumed alcohol and/or drugs) and control (did not consume).

[Nursing training and the drugs phenomenon in the state of Rio de Janeiro--Brazil: attitudes and beliefs].

The present study consisted of identifying the attitudes and faith in relation to the phenomenon of the drugs, of students registered in graduation courses in Nursing of Public University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). The intention went characterize it I prepare academic and the attitudes and faith consolidated during the male nurse professional formation. It is a descriptive investigation, whose sample belonged to 122 students of the last academic period of four courses of nursing.

[Nursing training and the drugs phenomenon in the South of Brazil: nursing students' attitudes and beliefs on care].

This is a descriptive study about the formation of nurses regarding to the drug phenomenon. It was conducted with last periods students of Nursing Schools from five Federal Educational Institutions in southern Brazil. It presents and discusses Nursing students attitudes and beliefs about care, when facing the drug phenomenon.

[Prospective analysis of teaching on alcohol use prevention and reproductive health at educational institutions in Lima-Peru. 2003-2004].

This study deals with the teaching of contents related to alcohol use prevention and reproductive health at 4 Education Schools/Colleges in Lima-Peru. 123 persons participated: teaching authorities, faculty, students and ex-students. The instrument for data collection and prospective analysis was elaborated and validated by the Pan-American Health Organization and adapted to this study.

[Explanatory models for alcohol and drugs use and the nursing practice].

Nursing care practice, research and teaching have led to the accumulation of considerable experience in care for patients with problems related to alcohol abuse. This experience has shown that, among nursing professionals in general, there is a great need to acquire theoretical knowledge, to review the models or informal protocols that support practice in this area. This article aims at examining literature on the main theoretical models to explain alcohol and drugs abuse.

[Clinical nurses attitude towards alcoholic patients].

This psychometric study aims to evaluate the attitudes of nurses working in a hospital network towards alcoholic patients. Research participants were 71 nurses from Public Hospitals in La Paz, Bolivia. Data were collected through the Seaman Mannello scale (Nurses' Attitudes Towards Alcohol and Alcoholism), which consists of five subscales.

[Descriptive study of drug use among adolescents in higher middle education in Monterrey, Nueva León, Mexico].

We aimed to establish the consumption profile of licit and illicit drugs, consumption patterns and strategies for coping and resisting alcohol, tobacco and other drugs among adolescents in higher middle education. This study was based on concepts developed by specialized authors and considered the subject's behavioral, psychological and normative characteristics. The non-probabilistic sample consisted of 325 adolescents.

[Use and attitudes about drugs among nursing students at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés].

This study presents the results of a research that examined the use and attitudes about alcohol, tobacco, coca leaves, tranquilizers and amphetamines among nursing students at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés who had not used these substances over the last 12 months. Data were collected in August 2002 by means of a self-administered and distributed questionnaire, which guaranteed anonymity. The following results were obtained: Attitudes related to drugs approve of coca leaf and tranquilizer use and disapprove of cocaine.

[Partnership between a university and an international organization with a view to drugs research training for Latin American nursing teachers].

This article reports on the experience of the specialization course called: research training program for nurses to study the drugs phenomenon in Latin America, which was offered by two institutions, one of which is local (University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing) while the other is an international organization (Interamerican Drug Abuse Control Commission - CICAD of the Organization of American States - OAS). This program was offered consecutively in 2002 and 2003. The report discloses data on the negotiation and didactical planning process for the first course, the distribution of contents and activities, experiences acquired during the teaching process and student evaluations.

[The role of technical & financial cooperation to advance nursing profession in the area of demand reduction in Latin America: challenges and perspectives].

New framework of Technical & Financial Cooperation (TFC) has been used to develop a partnership between an international organization and universities in Latin America to advance the contribution of nursing profession in the area of demand reduction. TFC purpose is to support development on specific issues or areas that needs to produce impact within the society as a whole. The "Regional Research Capacity-Building Program" for nurses to study the drug phenomenon in Latin America represents an example of new framework of TFC to enhance nurses to use science and technology in areas of health promotion, prevention of drug use and abuse, and social integration in Latin America.