Análise da prevalência dos transtornos psíquicos na região metropolitana do Recife / Analysis of the prevalence of psychic disorders in the metropolitan region of Recife

A saúde mental é um estado de bem-estar em que o indivíduo tem consciência das suas capacidades, é capaz de lidar com o estresse normal da vida, trabalhar produtivamente e contribuir para a sua comunidade. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo analisar quantitativamente a prevalência dos transtornos psíquicos, usando parâmetros referenciais como sexo, idade, tipos de distúrbios e assistência prestada aos portadores. Foi realizada uma abordagem quantitativa através de uma adaptação do questionário Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ - 20), em que foram entrevistadas assistentes sociais de três hospitais psiquiátricos da Região Metropolitana do Recife (RMR) - Hospital Psiquiátrico Ulysses Pernambucano, Núcleo de Atenção Psicossocial de Pernambuco (NAPPE) e Hospital Colônia Aucides Codiceira. O resultado mostrou uma maior incidência dos transtornos nas mulheres, entre a faixa etária de 41 - 60 anos, destacando-se a esquizofrenia como o principal tipo de patologia dentre as encontradas. Entre os diversos tratamentos oferecidos, prevalecem as terapias medicamentosas, em grupo e individual, estas apresentando melhor resultado.

Mental health is a state of well-being, in which the individual is aware of its capacities, capable of coping with the ordinary stress of everyday life, of working productively and of functioning in society. The purpose of the present work is a quantitative analysis of the prevalence of psychic disorders, using references such as sex, age, kind of disorder and care delivered to the carriers. Social assistants of three psychiatric hospitals of the Metropolitan Region of Recife - the Psychiatric Hospital Ulysses Pernambucano, the Nucleus for Psychosocial Care of Pernambuco (NAPPE) and the Hospital Colony Alcides Codeceira - answered an adapted version of the Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20). The results showed a higher incidence of disorders in women in the age group between 41 and 60 years. Schizophrenia was the most frequently observed kind of mental disorder. Among the different treatments offered were drug therapy and individual and group therapy, the latter showing better results.

[Analysis of the prevalence of psychic disorders in the metropolitan region of Recife]. / Análise da prevalência dos transtornos psíquicos na região metropolitana do Recife.

Mental health is a state of well-being, in which the individual is aware of its capacities, capable of coping with the ordinary stress of everyday life, of working productively and of functioning in society. The purpose of the present work is a quantitative analysis of the prevalence of psychic disorders, using references such as sex, age, kind of disorder and care delivered to the carriers. Social assistants of three psychiatric hospitals of the Metropolitan Region of Recife - the Psychiatric Hospital Ulysses Pernambucano, the Nucleus for Psychosocial Care of Pernambuco (NAPPE) and the Hospital Colony Alcides Codeceira - answered an adapted version of the Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20). The results showed a higher incidence of disorders in women in the age group between 41 and 60 years. Schizophrenia was the most frequently observed kind of mental disorder. Among the different treatments offered were drug therapy and individual and group therapy, the latter showing better results.