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Titulo |
Analysis of Consultation Demand in a Mental Health Centre during the Recent Economic Recession |
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Autoría |
Norberto MJ, Rodríguez-Santos L, Cáceres MC, Montanero J. |
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Fuente |
Psychiatr Q 2020 Psychiatr Q. 2020 May 21. ;doi: 10.1007/s11126-020-09770-1. Online ahead of print. 10.1007/s11126-020-09770-1 |
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Resumen |
The economic recession that recently affected most European countries has led to a worsening of the mental health situation in the general population and an associated rise in outpatient psychiatric care. The aim of this study was to analyse the socio-demographic, clinical and assistential features of the demand for specialist mental health attention. A descriptive and analytical study was conducted in the period 2011-2015 (N = 1252). The principal relations among variables were analysed by an χ2 test, followed by a Z test with Bonferroni's correction. For a global perspective a Multiple Correspondence Analysis was performed. 2 The most frequent disorders were adjustment, anxiety and mood disorders, and in addition there were a large number of patients without diagnosis. The percentage of unemployed or inactive patients was high, as it was for those with a low academic level. The younger patients were more prone to have adjustment disorders, especially among the unemployed ones, while anxiety disorders were more frequent in the patients with jobs. A close association seems to exist between unemployment, low academic level and mental health problems. The high demand for mental health attention reveals a clear need to optimize the utilization of specialized care in mental health. |
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URL |
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32440812 |
