Assessment of patterns of psychoactive substance use and related risk behavior among anesthesiologists from the Hospital São Paulo at the Federal University of São Paulo

• Grant number: 05/00847-7
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: October 01, 2005
• End date: September 30, 2006
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine - Psychiatry
• Principal Investigator: Dartiu Xavier da Silveira
• Grantee: Dartiu Xavier da Silveira
• Host Institution: Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM). Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus São Paulo. São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The present investigation involves the assessment of a sample of 80 anesthesiologists compared to 80 general practicioners in terms of patterns of psychoactive substance use and frequency of anxiety, depression,occupational stress, and suicide risk. (AU)