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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0185-3325</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Salud mental]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Salud Ment]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0185-3325</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0185-33252006000600073</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Transcultural comparison of Symptom Rating Test (SRT) in women coping with an addiction problem in the family]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mora-Ríos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jazmín]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Natera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Guillermina]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Dirección de Investigaciones Epidemiológicas y Psicosociales  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2006</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2006</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>29</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<fpage>73</fpage>
<lpage>80</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0185-33252006000600073&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0185-33252006000600073&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0185-33252006000600073&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: The purpose of this study was to test the factorial validity of the Symptom Rating Test (SRT) on women (mothers and wives of alcohol and drug users) coping with alcohol and drug use in a close relative (n=155). The purpose was to develop a common model of symptoms that would serve as the basis for establishing comparative analyses based on variables such as type of relationship with the drug user and country. This article is part of a broader transcultural study on family and addictions, carried out simultaneously in Mexico City and Southeast England. The overall sample in the two countries con-sisted of 200 families from both countries. The original methodology has been broadly described in previous studies. Half the sample came from specialized drug treatment centers, while the other half was drawn from the community population. The criteria for inclusion were as follows: a) Alcohol and/or drug use of a son, daughter or spouse during the six months prior to the interviews; b) Display of concern over active alcohol and/ or drug consumption of close relative (of either sex). Evidence was found of the validity and consistence of the symptom rating test, which included thirteen items (alpha = .93) and consists of two subscales of physical and psychological symptoms (X2 = 64.6 64 gl, p= 0.053). Variance analysis showed one main effect for the subscale of physical symptoms: Mexican women were more likely to somatize an addiction problem than English women (F=4.930. gl1/155, p &lt;.05) and the interaction between the type of relationship and the country was also signifi-cant (F=6.327, gl1/155, p &lt;.05). On the basis of the above, the implications of this study for future research are to increase the evidence of the factorial structure on the 13-item symptom scale in which different socio-cultural groups are considered, for instance, to explore how the male relatives of drug users express their symptoms. On the other hand, it is very important to consider the differences about type of drug and trajectory of use, between the rural and urban popu-lation, in order to identify the communalities and differences regarding symptoms and their meanings. This can be achieved by using complementary qualitative methodologies, in order to have more sensitive measurements and to establish standards of transcultural comparison that will enable to promote comparative studies.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: El objetivo de este trabajo fue comprobar la validez factorial de la Escala de Síntomas (Symptom Rating Test, SRT), en mujeres (madres y esposas de usuarios de alcohol y drogas) que hacen frente al consumo de alcohol y de drogas en un familiar cercano (n=155). El propósito fue desarrollar un modelo común de síntomas que sirviera como base para establecer análisis comparativos a partir de ciertas variables tales como tipo de relación con el usuario de drogas y país. Este trabajo forma parte de un estudio trascultural más amplio sobre familia y adicciones, que se llevó a cabo simultáneamente en la Ciudad de México y en el Suroeste de Inglaterra. La muestra global en ambos países fue de 200 familias. La metodología original se ha descrito en trabajos previos. De la muestra, 50% provenía de centros especializados de atención en drogas y el restante 50% de población comunitaria. Los criterios de inclusión fueron los siguientes: a) Consumo de alcohol y/o drogas en un hijo(a) o cónyuge durante los seis meses previos a la realización de la entrevista; b) Mostrar preocupación por el consumo activo de alcohol y/o drogas de un familiar cercano (de uno u otro sexo). Je encontraron pruebas de la validez y consistencia de la escala de síntomas que incluye trece reactivos (alpha=.93) y que consta de dos subescalas de síntomas físicos y psicológicos (X2=64.6 64gl, p=0.053). El análisis de varianza mostró un efecto principal para la subescala de síntomas físicos. Las mujeres mexicanas tendían más a somatizar un problema de adicciones que las inglesas (F=4.930. gl1/155, p &lt;.05) y la interacción entre el tipo de relación y el país también fue significativa (F=6.327, gl1/155, p &lt;.05). Las implicaciones de este trabajo en investigaciones futuras son poder comprobar más ampliamente la validez de la estructura factorial de la escala de síntomas con trece reactivos en la que se consideren diferentes grupos socioculturales, por ejemplo, cómo se expresan los síntomas en el caso de los familiares varones de usuarios de drogas. Por otra parte, es importante contrastar a la población rural y urbana, por tipo de droga y por trayectorias de consumo, a fin de poder identificar las comunalidades y diferencias respecto a los síntomas y sus significados. Lo anterior puede lograrse utilizando estrategias metodológicas complementarias de carácter cualitativo, para poder establecer estándares de comparación transcultural y contar con mediciones más sensibles que permitan impulsar los estudios comparativos.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Addictions]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[symptom rating test]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[women]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[factorial validity]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[transcultural validity]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Familia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[adicciones]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[comparación transcultural]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[México]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Reino Unido]]></kwd>
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