Artículos científicos sobre conductas adictivas

Esta sección reúne una amplia selección de artículos científicos en los que participan investigadores de Imhay y que abordan distintas dimensiones del consumo de sustancias y otras conductas adictivas en adolescentes y jóvenes.

En conjunto, estos trabajos ofrecen evidencia actualizada sobre la prevalencia del consumo, los factores individuales y sociales asociados, y las intervenciones más efectivas para su prevención y tratamiento. Además, exploran el desarrollo de instrumentos de evaluación y el acceso a servicios de salud mental, con un enfoque especial en poblaciones en situación de vulnerabilidad. Sus hallazgos contribuyen a informar políticas públicas y programas basados en evidencia para el abordaje integral de estas problemáticas.

Mason, A., Rapsey, C., Sampson, N., Lee, S., Albor, Y., Al-Hadi, A. N., Alonso, J., Al-Saud, N., Altwaijri, Y., Andersson, C., Atwoli, L., Auerbach, R. P., Ayuya, C., Báez-Mansur, P. M., Ballester, L., Bantjes, J., Baumeister, H., Bendtsen, M., Benjet, C., Berman, A. H., Bootsma, E., Chan, S. C. N., Cohut, I., Covarrubias Díaz Couder, M. A., Cuijpers, P., David, O., Dong, D., Ebert, D. D., Nobrega, M. F., Gaete, J., Forero, C. G., Gili, M., Gutiérrez-García, R., Haro, J.M., Hasking, P., Hudec, K., Hunt, X., Hurks, P., Husky, M., Jaguga, F., Jansen, L., Kählke, F., Klinkenberg, E., Küchler, A. M., Langer, Á. I., Léniz, I., Liu, Y., Mac-Ginty, S.Martínez, V., Mathai, M., McLafferty, M., Miranda-Mendizabal, A., Murray, E., Musyoka, C. M., Nedelcea, C., Ngai, C. H., Núñez, D., O’Neill, S., Piqueras, J. A., Popescu, C. A., Robinson, K., Rodriguez-Jimenez, T., Scarf, D., Siu, O. L., Stein, D. J., Struijs, S. Y., Tomoiaga, C., Valdés-García, K. P., van Luenen, S., Vigo, D. V., Wang, A. Y., Wiers, R., Wong, S. Y. S., Kessler, R. C., Bruffaerts, R., WMH-ICS collaborators (2025). Prevalence, age-of-onset, and course of mental disorders among 72,288 first-year university students from 18 countries in the World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) initiative. Journal of psychiatric research, 183, 225–236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.02.016

Rentería, R., Andersson, C., Bendtsen, M., Mortier, P., Auerbach, R. P., Bantjes, J., Baumeister, H., Berman, A. H., Bootsma, E., Bruffaerts, R., Cohut, I. F., Crockett, M. A., Cuijpers, P., David, O. A., Ebert, D. D., Gutierrez-García, R. A., Hasking, P. A., Hunt, X., Hurks, P., Husky, M. M., Jimenez, A. L., Kählke, F., Küchler, A.-M., Mac-Ginty, S., Mak, A. D. P., Martínez, V., McLafferty, M., Monroy-Velasco, I. R., Murray, E. K., O’Neill, S., Papasteri, C. C., Paz, P., Popescu, C. A., Robinson, K., Salemink, E., Siu, O.-L., Stein, D. J., Struijs, S. Y., Tomoiaga, C., van Luenen, S., Vigo, D. V., Wang, A. Y., Wiers, R. W., Wong, S. Y. S., Benjet, C., Albor, Y., Baez, P., Borges, G., Breet, E., Covarrubias Díaz, A., Cruz-Hernández, S., Gaete, J., Gericke, F., Hernández Uribe, P. C., Hudec, K. L., Jacobs, K., Jansen, L., Jeannin, R., Langer, Á. I., Léniz, M. I., Medina-Mora, M. E., Munro, L., Munthali, R. J., Núñez, D., Paz-Peréz, M. A., Pei, J., Prescivalli, A. P., Quevedo, G., Valdés-García, K. P., Vandepoel, I., Vargas-Contreras, E., & Voorspoels, W. (2025). Mental disorders and sexual orientation in college students across 13 countries of differing levels of LGBTQ+ acceptance. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 186, 331–340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.04.021

Crockett, M. A., Martínez-Nahuel, V., Mac-Ginty, S., Núñez, D., Langer, Á. I., & Gaete, J. (2024). Differences in mental health problems in LGBT+ first year college students in Chile during the pandemic. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-024-02683-5

Crockett, M. A. & Martínez, V. (2023). Depresión, ansiedad generalizada y riesgo de consumo problemático de sustancias en estudiantes secundarios. Andes Pediatrica, 94(2), 161-169. https://doi.org/10.32641/andespediatr.v94i2.4376

Martínez, P.Jiménez-Molina, Á.Mac-Ginty, S.Martínez, V., & Rojas, G. (2021). Salud mental en estudiantes de educación superior en Chile: una revisión de alcance con meta-análisis. Terapia Psicológica, 39(3), 405-426.  https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-48082021000300405

Olivari, C. F., Gaete, J., Rodriguez, N., Pizarro, E., Del Villar, P., Calvo, E., & Castillo-Carniglia, A. (2021). Polydrug Use and Co-occurring Substance Use Disorders in a Respondent Driven Sampling of Cocaine Base Paste Users in Santiago, Chile. Journal of Psychoactive Drugshttps://doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2021.1976886

Barrera-Herrera, A., & San Martín, Y. (2021). Prevalencia de sintomatología de salud mental y hábitos de salud en una muestra de universitarios chilenos. Psykhe, 30(1).  http://ojs.uc.cl/index.php/psykhe/article/view/21813/27247

Crockett, M.A. & Martínez, V. (2021). Síntomas depresivos, ideación suicida y consumo de sustancias en jóvenes LGBT+ en Chile: análisis de la 9° Encuesta Nacional de Juventud. En INJUV (ed.) Problemáticas y desafíos de las juventudes en Chile. Evidencias desde las Encuestas Nacionales de Juventud. Santiago: Instituto Nacional de Juventud.

Mortier, P., Yang, X., Altwaijri, Y. A., Holdcraft, J. A., Lee, S., Sampson, N. A.,  Student, Albor, Y., Alhadi, A. N., Alonso, J., Al-Saud, N. K., Andersson, C., Atwoli, L., Auerbach, R. P., Muaka, C. A., Báez-Mansur, P. M., Ballester, L., Bantjes, J., Baumeister, H., Bendtsen, M., Benjet, C., Berman, A. H., Bruffaerts, R., Carrasco, P., Chan, S. C. N., Cohut, I., Covarrubias Díaz Couder, M. A., Crockett, M. A., Cuijpers, P., David, O. A., Dong, D., Ebert, D. D., Gaete, J., Felez-Nobrega, M., García Forero, C., Gili, M., Gutiérrez-García, R. A., Haro, J. M., Hasking, P., Hunt, X., Husky, M. M., Jaguga, F., Jansen, L., Langer, Á. I., Liu, Y., Mac-Ginty, S.Martínez, V., Mason, A., Mathai, M., McLafferty, M., Miranda-Mendizabal, A., Murray, E. K., Musyoka, C. M., O’Neill, S. M., Papasteri, C. C., Piqueras, J. A., Popescu, C. A., Rapsey, C., Robinson, K., Rodriguez-Jimenez, T., Scarf, D., Siu, O., Stein, D. J., Struijs, S. Y., Tomoiaga, C. T., Valdés-García, K. P., Vereecke, S., Vigo, D. V., Wang, A. Y., Wong, S. Y. S., Kessler, R. C., World Mental Health International College Student collaborators (2025). The associations of childhood adversities and mental disorders with suicidal thoughts and behaviors-Results from the World Mental Health International College Student Initiative. Psychiatry Research, 350, 116555.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116555

Mason, A., Rapsey, C., Sampson, N., Lee, S., Albor, Y., Al-Hadi, A. N., Alonso, J., Al-Saud, N., Altwaijri, Y., Andersson, C., Atwoli, L., Auerbach, R. P., Ayuya, C., Báez-Mansur, P. M., Ballester, L., Bantjes, J., Baumeister, H., Bendtsen, M., Benjet, C., Berman, A. H., Bootsma, E., Chan, S. C. N., Cohut, I., Covarrubias Díaz Couder, M. A., Cuijpers, P., David, O., Dong, D., Ebert, D. D., Nobrega, M. F., Gaete, J., Forero, C. G., Gili, M., Gutiérrez-García, R., Haro, J.M., Hasking, P., Hudec, K., Hunt, X., Hurks, P., Husky, M., Jaguga, F., Jansen, L., Kählke, F., Klinkenberg, E., Küchler, A. M., Langer, Á. I., Léniz, I., Liu, Y., Mac-Ginty, S.Martínez, V., Mathai, M., McLafferty, M., Miranda-Mendizabal, A., Murray, E., Musyoka, C. M., Nedelcea, C., Ngai, C. H., Núñez, D., O’Neill, S., Piqueras, J. A., Popescu, C. A., Robinson, K., Rodriguez-Jimenez, T., Scarf, D., Siu, O. L., Stein, D. J., Struijs, S. Y., Tomoiaga, C., Valdés-García, K. P., van Luenen, S., Vigo, D. V., Wang, A. Y., Wiers, R., Wong, S. Y. S., Kessler, R. C., Bruffaerts, R., WMH-ICS collaborators (2025). Prevalence, age-of-onset, and course of mental disorders among 72,288 first-year university students from 18 countries in the World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) initiative. Journal of psychiatric research, 183, 225–236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.02.016

Vergés, A., Arriaza, T., Soto, M., & Alvarado, M. E. (2024). Impulsivity and Compulsivity Dimensions in the Prediction of Substance Use and Depressive Symptoms Among Emerging Adults. International Journal of Mental Health and Addictionhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-024-01277-1

Conlin, W. E., Hoffman, M., Steinley, D., Vergés, A., Sher, K. J. (2023). Predictors of symptom course in alcohol use disorder. Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Researchhttps://doi.org/10.1111/acer.15201

Libuy, N., Guajardo, V., Ibáñez, C., Araneda, A. M., Contreras, L., Donoso, P., Gaete, J., & Mundt, A. P. (2023). Parental practices and their association with alcohol and cannabis use among adolescents in Chile. Frontiers in Psychology, 14https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1209584

Valdés, J. M., Díaz, F. J., Christiansen, P. M., Lorca, G. A., Solorza, F. J., Alvear, M., Ramírez, S.Núñez, D.Araya, R., & Gaete, J. (2022). Mental health and related factors among undergraduate students during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.833263

Ramirez, S., Ríos, N., Rojas-Barahona, C. A., Cárcamo, M., Sepulveda-Pañaloza, A., Araya, R., & Gaete, J. (2025). Acceptability, feasibility, fidelity and quality implementation of the culturally adapted version of the Social Competence Promotion Program among Young Adolescents («Mi Mejor Plan») to prevent substance use among adolescents in Chile: a pilot randomized control study. BMC public health25(1), 1860.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23033-3

Vergés, A., Huidobro, R. P., Oliva, M., & Landa, V. (2025). Evaluating the dissemination of evidence-based practices in substance use treatment: A cluster-randomized clinical trial of Colombo Plan’s Innovative professional training model. Contemporary clinical trials communications44, 101452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2025.101452

González-Santa Cruz, A., Mauro, P.M., Sapag, J.C., Martins, S., Ruiz-Tagle, J., Gaete, J., Cerda, M., & Castillo-Carniglia, A. Effect of residential versus ambulatory treatment for substance use disorders on readmission risk in a register-based national retrospective cohort. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol (2025).  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-025-02865-9 

Salgado, G., Gaete, J., Gana, S., Valenzuela, D., & Araya, R. (2024). Acceptability, feasibility and fidelity of the culturally adapted version of Unplugged (“Yo Se Lo Que Quiero”), a substance use preventive program among adolescents in Chile: A pilot randomized controlled study. BMC Public Health, 24(1), 2026.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19499-2

Sepúlveda, C., Ibáñez, C., Libuy, N., Guajardo, V., Araneda, A. M., Contreras, L., Donoso, P., & Mundt, A. P. (2023). Facilitating factors and barriers to the implementation of the Icelandic Prevention Model of Adolescent Substance Use in Chile: A focus group study. Health Promotion Practicehttps://doi.org/10.1177/15248399231201551

Gaete, J., Inzunza, C., Ramírez, S., Valenzuela, D., Rojas, C., & Araya, R. (2022). The Social Competence Promotion Program among Young Adolescents (SCPP-YA) in Chile (“Mi Mejor Plan”) for substance use prevention among early adolescents: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials23https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06472-w

Olivari, C. F., González-Santa Cruz, A., Mauro, P. M., Martins, S. S., Sapag, J., Gaete, J., Cerdá, M., & Castillo-Carniglia, A. (2021). Treatment outcome and readmission risk among women in women-only versus mixed-gender drug treatment programs in Chile. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108616

Jiménez, A., Franco, P., Martínez, V.Martínez, P.Rojas, G.& Araya, R. (2019). Internet-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental disorders in Latin America: A scoping review. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, 664.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00664

Soto, M., & Vergés, A. (2024). Psychometric properties and invariance testing of the Cannabis Refusal Self-Efficacy Scale in a Chilean sample. The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse50(6), 798–806.  https://doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2024.2411681

Bussio, M., Arriaza, T., Alvarado, M. E., & Vergés, A. (2023). Psychometric properties of the UPPS-P in Chilean adolescents and adults in treatment. Personality and Individual Differences, 213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112285

Libuy, N., Ibáñez, C., Araneda, A. M., Donoso, P., Contreras, L., Guajardo, V., & Mundt, A. (2023). Community-Based prevention of substance use in adolescents: outcomes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Santiago, Chile. Prevention Sciencehttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-023-01539-9

Gaete, J.Ramírez, S.Gana, S., Valenzuela, D., & Araya, R. (2022). The Unplugged program in Chile (“Yo Sé Lo Que Quiero”) for substance use prevention among early adolescents: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 23(76).  https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05904-3

Ramírez, S., Gana, S., Godoy, M. I., Valenzuela, D., Araya, R., & Gaete, J. (2021). Validation of the European Drug Addiction Prevention Trial Questionnaire (EU-Dap) for substance use screening and to assess risk and protective factors among adolescents in Chile. PLoS ONE, 16(10).  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258288

Zhao, R., Amanvermez, Y., Pei, J., Castro-Ramirez, F., Rapsey, C., Garcia, C., Ebert, D. D., Haro, J. M., Fodor, L. A., David, O. A., Rankin, O., Chua, S. N., Martínez, V., Bruffaerts, R., Kessler, R. C., & Cuijpers, P. (2025). Research Review: Help-seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 10.1111/jcpp.14145. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14145

Salinas-Contreras, M., Vargas, B.Crockett, M. A., & Martínez, V. (2023). Disparidades en el uso de servicios de salud mental de adolescentes en Chile. Andes Pediátrica, 94(6), 681-688. http://dx.doi.org/10.32641/andespediatr.v94i6.4637

 

López, R. & Agustín, M. (2023). Creencias contemporáneas y consumo de sustancias psicoactivas. Acta Toxicológica Argentina, 30(1), 29-33. https://toxicologia.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/art.Especial.pdf