[Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in men and women hospitalized in a internal medicine service of a hospital of Santiago, Chile]. / Prevalencia de trastornos psiquiátricos en hombres y mujeres hospitalizados en un Servicio de Medicina interna de un hospital de Santiago de Chile.
Rev Med Chil
; 129(11): 1279-88, 2001 Nov.
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BACKGROUND: Mental disorders may interfere, aggravate or mimic medical conditions. AIM: To study the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among patients hospitalized in a medical ward of a general hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A structured interview for DSM-III, devised for "non patients", was applied to 203 men and 203 women, aged 11 to 90 years old, hospitalized in an internal medicine service of a public hospital. Thirty four psychiatric conditions that can be discriminated with the instrument and others that complied with DSM-III criteria, were investigated. RESULTS: There was a 60% prevalence of mental disorders among men (alcohol dependency in 26%, delirium or dementia in 10.8%, anxiety disorders in 10.4%, major depression in 7.8% and adaptation disorders in 3%). Among women, the prevalence of mental disorders was 65% (major depression in 23.2%, anxiety disorders in 14.3%, adaptation disorders in 8.4%, dementia in 5.6%, delirium in 3% and alcohol dependency in 2.5%). Most conditions were of moderate or mild intensity. Two or more conditions coexisted in 40% of cases. Only in 8% of these subjects, a psychiatric consultation was requested. CONCLUSIONS: There is a high frequency of psychiatric disorders among medical patients. These must be adequately diagnosed and treated.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Hospitalização
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Transtornos Mentais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Med Chil
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Chile