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    Elaboração E Eficácia De Um Protocolo De Intervenção Com Técnicas Alternativas No Tratamento De Sintomas De Depressão E Do Consumo Abusivo De Substâncias Psicoativas
    (Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2017-10-26) Batista, Leandro Cardozo [UNIFESP]; Tucci, Adriana Marcassa [UNIFESP]; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
    Introduction: Depression and drug use are public health problems and the main form of treatment in Western medicine is through pharmacotherapy that presents important adverse effects. There are alternative therapies to the pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatments, such as: Mindfulness meditation, Reiki, Acupuncture and Auriculotherapy that may also be used for the treatment of symptoms of depression and psychoactive substance use. Objective: To elaborate and evaluate the effectiveness of a protocol based on alternative therapies to the pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatments through Mindfulness meditation, Reiki, Acupuncture and Auriculotherapy in the treatment of symptoms of depression, as well as in psychoactive substances use. Method: This is an experimental, randomized controlled clinical study, of a quantitative nature. The techniques used in the protocol were Mindfulness, Reiki, Acupuncture and Auriculotherapy, which were applied during eight meetings. The study was carried out in one of the municipalities of Baixada Santista / SP. The sample consisted of 39 participants who responded to the criteria for depression through the Beck Inventory or a criteria of alcohol risk pattern, assessed by the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, or a moderate other drugs problems, evaluated by the Drug Abuse Screening Test. Participants were divided into four groups: two experimental groups, depression or comorbid depression with substance use problem, and two control groups of the respective groups. Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale was also used to assess the symptoms of anxiety, stress, and depression in all participants. Results: Significant differences in symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress were detected in the two experimental groups when comparing the pre and post-intervention moments, while there was no change in the respective control groups. Among those with problems due to substance use, there was a significant difference between the experimental group and the control group regarding the pattern of alcohol consumption and other drugs problems when compared the pre and postintervention moments. Conclusion: The intervention protocol proposed in this study has been shown to be effective in reducing the symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression among people with depression, as well as in reducing these symptoms and alcohol or other drugs problems among those who uses psychoactive substances.