Jorge Ameth Villatoro Velázquez
Biographic Data
| ID | 6653915 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jorge Ameth Villatoro Velázquez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jorge Ameth Villatoro |
| FAMILY NAME | Velázquez |
| SIGNATURE | VELÁZQUEZ J A V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2537-858X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The interrelation of parental alcohol use, parental practices, and binge drinking among secondary and high school students
Introduction: Understanding the role of parenting practices and their potential interaction effect between parental and adolescent alcohol use is critically important for informing and developing interventions aimed at preventing binge drinking among adolescents. Objective: To evaluate the effect of parental problematic alcohol consumption and parenting practices on alcohol use among students, using a nationally representative sample of adolescen…
Current Status of Mental Health in Mexico City
There is limited information on the prevalence of mental health symptoms among the population of Mexico City. To provide an update and determine the prevalence of symptoms associated with various disorders in the city, a modified version of the "Screener Questionnaire" was used, the same instrument employed in the National Survey on Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Use (ENCODAT) 2016-2017. Data were collected at PILARES centers in different boroughs of…
Changes in Attitudes toward People with Substance Use Disorder
These results suggest that it may not be recognized that PWSUD may have a health problem and that this helps to increase stigmatization towards this population
Psychoactive Substance Use and Its Relationship to Stress, Emotional State, Depressive Symptomatology, and Perceived Threat During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Mexico
People can increase their use of psychoactive substances in response to stressful situations as a maladaptive mechanism for reducing negative affective states. It is therefore necessary to examine changes in the use of such substances and their relationship to mental health in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective: Evaluate the relationship between psychoactive substances and stress, emotional state, and symptomatology during the COVID-19 loc…
Covid ‐19 and alcohol in Mexico
The present text comments on Stockwell and colleagues' paper documenting the high burden of alcohol use in COVID‐19 related mortality in the USA and Canada in North America and the absence of a control policy in several countries of the world. This comment adds information about the third country in North America, Mexico. It describes alcohol use during the COVID lockdown and its consequences, highlighting the control efforts through public healt…
Cannabis Use in People With Obsessive-Compulsive Symptomatology
Recent studies suggest that the endocannabinoid system could play an important role in the physiopathology of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). There are reports of effective treatment with derivatives of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The study of the genetic factor associated with psychiatric disorders has made possible an exploration of its contribution to the pharmacological response. However, very little is known about the genetic factor or …
Influence of Prevalence of Psychoactive Substance Use in Mexican Municipalities on Early Childhood Development
Children's early development is influenced by characteristics of the child, family, and environment, including exposure to substance abuse. The aim was to examine the association of early childhood development (ECD) with the prevalence of psychoactive substance use in Mexican municipalities. We obtained ECD data from the 2015 Survey of Boys, Girls, and Women (ENIM, for its Spanish acronym), measured with the ECD Index. The prevalence of psychoact…
Parent Characteristics and Practices Classify Lifetime Substance Use Among Mexican Children
Early adolescent substance use in a national sample of Mexican youths
The United States and Mexico have seen significant increases in the prevalence of substance use among Latinx adolescents in the last 20 years. Research is needed to address rising national rates of substances use to inform the development of policies and intervention programs targeting Latinx youth. Our primary aim was to identify demographic factors associated with substance initiation and use among elementary age Latinx youth. Data for the pres…
Adolescent drug use in Mexico and among Mexican American adolescents in the United States
The authors compared high school students in Baja California Norte (BCN), Mexico (n = 775), with Mexican American students in Los Angeles (LA), California (n = 516). The students' use of cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, inhalants, and other illicit drugs were compared, because these vary by gender, country, and their age of first drug use and are influenced by demographic variables, individual characteristics, and environmental influences…
Adolescent drug use in Mexico and among Mexican American adolescents in the United States
The authors compared high school students in Baja California Norte (BCN), Mexico (n = 775), with Mexican American students in Los Angeles (LA), California (n = 516). The students' use of cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, inhalants, and other illicit drugs were compared, because these vary by gender, country, and their age of first drug use and are influenced by demographic variables, individual characteristics, and environmental influences…
Adolescent drug use in Mexico and among Mexican American adolescents in the United States
The authors compared high school students in Baja California Norte (BCN), Mexico (n = 775), with Mexican American students in Los Angeles (LA), California (n = 516). The students' use of cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, inhalants, and other illicit drugs were compared, because these vary by gender, country, and their age of first drug use and are influenced by demographic variables, individual characteristics, and environmental influences…
Early adolescent substance use in a national sample of Mexican youths
The United States and Mexico have seen significant increases in the prevalence of substance use among Latinx adolescents in the last 20 years. Research is needed to address rising national rates of substances use to inform the development of policies and intervention programs targeting Latinx youth. Our primary aim was to identify demographic factors associated with substance initiation and use among elementary age Latinx youth. Data for the pres…
Psychoactive Substance Use and Its Relationship to Stress, Emotional State, Depressive Symptomatology, and Perceived Threat During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Mexico
People can increase their use of psychoactive substances in response to stressful situations as a maladaptive mechanism for reducing negative affective states. It is therefore necessary to examine changes in the use of such substances and their relationship to mental health in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective: Evaluate the relationship between psychoactive substances and stress, emotional state, and symptomatology during the COVID-19 loc…
Covid ‐19 and alcohol in Mexico
The present text comments on Stockwell and colleagues' paper documenting the high burden of alcohol use in COVID‐19 related mortality in the USA and Canada in North America and the absence of a control policy in several countries of the world. This comment adds information about the third country in North America, Mexico. It describes alcohol use during the COVID lockdown and its consequences, highlighting the control efforts through public healt…
Cannabis Use in People With Obsessive-Compulsive Symptomatology
Recent studies suggest that the endocannabinoid system could play an important role in the physiopathology of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). There are reports of effective treatment with derivatives of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The study of the genetic factor associated with psychiatric disorders has made possible an exploration of its contribution to the pharmacological response. However, very little is known about the genetic factor or …
Influence of Prevalence of Psychoactive Substance Use in Mexican Municipalities on Early Childhood Development
Children's early development is influenced by characteristics of the child, family, and environment, including exposure to substance abuse. The aim was to examine the association of early childhood development (ECD) with the prevalence of psychoactive substance use in Mexican municipalities. We obtained ECD data from the 2015 Survey of Boys, Girls, and Women (ENIM, for its Spanish acronym), measured with the ECD Index. The prevalence of psychoact…
Parent Characteristics and Practices Classify Lifetime Substance Use Among Mexican Children
Changes in Attitudes toward People with Substance Use Disorder
These results suggest that it may not be recognized that PWSUD may have a health problem and that this helps to increase stigmatization towards this population
The interrelation of parental alcohol use, parental practices, and binge drinking among secondary and high school students
Introduction: Understanding the role of parenting practices and their potential interaction effect between parental and adolescent alcohol use is critically important for informing and developing interventions aimed at preventing binge drinking among adolescents. Objective: To evaluate the effect of parental problematic alcohol consumption and parenting practices on alcohol use among students, using a nationally representative sample of adolescen…
Current Status of Mental Health in Mexico City
There is limited information on the prevalence of mental health symptoms among the population of Mexico City. To provide an update and determine the prevalence of symptoms associated with various disorders in the city, a modified version of the "Screener Questionnaire" was used, the same instrument employed in the National Survey on Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Use (ENCODAT) 2016-2017. Data were collected at PILARES centers in different boroughs of…
Medicine (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (6 works) · Substance use (5 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Population (4 works)