A incongruência do uso de drogas psicotrópicas entre os estudantes de medicina

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to demonstrate the prevalence of the indiscriminate use of neuromodulatory drugs by medical students in order to improve academic performance. A descriptive and exploratory cross-sectional study was carried out with medical students at Unicesumar University, from the first to the sixth year of graduation. For data collection, an online, standardized, objective and subjective questionnaire was used, with epidemiological questions and on the use of neuromodulators. 299 academics participated in the research. The results found allowed a proper quantitative and qualitative understanding of the use of drugs that interfere with neural modulation. Among the interviewed students, a large part reported having used some psychotropic drug after entering medical school. The drugs most consumed by students were antidepressants, anxiolytics and psychostimulants. It’s observable, through the research, that two out of five students use or have already used antidepressants during the course. In this context, it is evident that a large number of students continuously use some type of medication prescribed by a doctor or not, after entering college. It’s notorious that psychic pathologies such as depression and anxiety are part of the routine of most young students, in addition to self-medication due to the stresses and demands arising from the course, requiring greater attention to mental health problems in these young people, apart from the problem related to the inappropriate use of neuromodulatory drugs.