Open AccessSociodemographic And Clinical Profile Of Men Assisted In A Psychiatric Detoxification Service In Natal, Rn, Brazil
Author(s) -
Romeika Carla Ferreira de Sena,
Francisco Arnoldo Nunes de Miranda,
João Mário Pessoa Júnior,
Ronaldo Augusto de Medeiros,
Glauber Weder dos Santos Silva,
Francisca Patrícia Barreto de Carvalho,
João Evangelista da Costa,
Eder Samuel de Oliveira Dantas,
Michell Platiny Cândido Duarte,
Clélia Albino Simpson
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international archives of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1755-7682
DOI - 10.3823/2450
Subject(s) - medicine , medical record , psychiatry , medical diagnosis , mental health , population , substance abuse , environmental health , pathology
The male population has a high probability of abandoning treatment, avoidance of health services, great exposure to violence, mainly due to abusive use of alcohol and other drugs, and high crime rates also associated with this problem.\udObjective: To characterize the sociodemographic and clinical profile of men admitted to a Psychiatric Detoxification Hospital Unit for alcohol and drug abuse.\udMethod: It is a cross-sectional and retrospective study, with data collection in 2015, with a temporal cut in patients´ records between 2008 and 2014, reaching a sample of 1,152 medical records. The data collection instrument was composed of a structured form. The data were analyzed in a descriptive way.\udResults: Regarding the age, the age group between 21 and 50 years old had 30.73% between six and ten days hospitalized, and 11.98% had readmissions. The main diagnoses for this disorders were linked to the use of opiates, cannabinoids, sedatives and hypnotics.\udConclusion: The profile of internal and assisted men was characterized such as adults of productive age, residents of the metropolitan area of the city, with long periods of hospitalization, generally with improved type discharge, low readmission and diagnoses of mental disorders related to the excessive use of alcohol and other drugs