O estudo da associação entre fobia social e o abuso/dependência de álcool no âmbito da atenção terciária à saúde

Abstract

Social phobia is defined as clinically significant anxiety provoked by exposure to certain types of social or performance situations, often leading to avoidance behavior. The association between social phobia and alcoholism is well documented in recent literature, in this sense, the dissertation in question aimed to investigate the prevalence of social phobia among patients admitted to a hospital public partnership in the city of Juiz de Fora - MG. The target population consisted of subjects aged over 18 years who were hospitalized due to problems related to alcohol consumption. We used three research instruments: Inventory of Social Phobia and Anxiety (SPAI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), whose objective is to assess the presence of anxiety symptoms and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). The results indicate a probable prevalence of social phobia in 13% of the sample, 23% had severe anxiety and 14% moderate anxiety. With respect to alcohol consumption, 81% had alcohol dependence and harmful use 11%. The data indicated that 34% of the sample has a likely part of agoraphobia. Agoraphobia, different from social phobia, is characterized by an anxiety about being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult (or embarrassing) or in which help may not be available. The study confirms the association between social phobia and alcohol dependence in 11% of the sample and draws attention to the high prevalence of agoraphobia (34%). The association between severe anxiety and alcoholism was found in 23% of the sample.