Psychiatric disorders and somatic comorbidities

Autor: A. Kerkeni, W. Abbes, Y. Mejdoub, M. Ben Hmida, S. Yaich, J. Dammak, L. Ghanmi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: European Psychiatry, Vol 64, Pp S240-S240 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0924-9338
1778-3585
DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.644
Popis: Introduction People followed at the department of psychiatry have a high prevalence of somatic pathologies that are generally not taken optimal care of in time, which implies excess mortality rate among these patients. Objectives To study somatic comorbidities in patients followed at the department of psychiatry of the regional hospital of Gabes (Tunisia). Methods We conducted a retrospective, descriptive and analytical study carried out on a clinical population who consult for the first time at the psychiatry department at the Gabes regional hospital during the period from January 1st, 2010 to December 31, 2013. Sociodemographic, clinical and therapeutic data of the patients were assessed. Data were analysed using the software SPSS (20th edition). Results The number of patients consulting for the first time at the psychiatry department during the study’s period was 1601 patients, with a mean age of 34 years and a sex ratio (M / F) of 0.96. Among these patients, 399 (24.9%) had somatic comorbidity. The most common somatic comorbidity was arterial hypertension (8.1% of patients, n=129 patients). Diabetes mellitus was ranked second with 99 patients (6.2%). The analytical study showed that depressive disorders were significantly more frequent in patients with hypertension (p
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