Severe mental illnesses in the community : a study in São Paulo, Brazil / "Transtornos mentais graves na comunidade: um estudo em São Paulo"

AUTOR(ES)

Lilian Ribeiro Caldas Ratto

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2005

RESUMO

Adequate planning and implementation of community-based care for patients with functional psychoses requires good knowledge about the occurrence and characteristics of the illnesses, and about the sufferers needs for care. The aims of the present study were to investigate characteristics of a population with severe mental illness (SMI) São Paulo the evolution in one year, using a cross-sectional study followed by a prospective cohort. Assessments included psychiatric symptoms, social adjustment, services use, violence and patterns of alcohol, tobacco and drug use. From 192 subjects included at the cross-sectional study, 149 (77.6%) were re-assessed, at 1-year follow-up. Of the 149 subjects, the most frequent diagnosis was schizophrenia (59.7%); 6.8% presented poor social adjustment, and 120 (81.6%) had no psychiatric admissions in the 1-year follow-up

ASSUNTO(S)

follow-up studies evoluÇÃo clÍnica transtornos mentais/epidemiologia transtornos relacionados ao uso de substÂncias/complicações substance-related disorders/complications clinical evolution mental disorders/epidemiology seguimentos

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