Trastornos de ansiedad en pacientes hospitalizados en Medicina Interna / Anxiety disorders among patients hospitalized in a medical ward
Rev. méd. Chile
; 133(8): 895-902, ago. 2005. tab
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Anxiety symptoms and anxiety disorders are common among medical patients, however few studies differentiate both and consider the psychiatric comorbidity of anxiety disorders among such patients.Aim:
To evaluate the presence of anxiety disorders among patients admitted to a medical ward. Patients andmethods:
Random selection of 406 patients (mean age 56 years, 203 female), hospitalized in a medical ward of a public hospital, mainly for cardiovascular, genitourinary and digestive diseases. All were assessed using an structured interview for DSM-III-R.Results:
Twenty six percent of women and 13% of men had anxiety disorders. Fifteen percent of women and 6% of men had specific phobias, 7% of women and 4% of men had generalized anxiety, 5% of women and 0.5% of men had agoraphobia, 3% of women and 0.5% of men had social phobia, 1% of men and 0.5% of women had panic disorders and 0.5% of women had a post traumatic stress. Specific phobias and social phobias started during childhood. Anxiety and agoraphobia started during adulthood. Among patients with anxiety disorders, 43% of women and 34% of men did not have other psychiatric ailment, 34% of women and 19% of men had an associated depression and 34% of men had disorders due to use of alcohol.Conclusions:
A high proportion of patients hospitalized in medical wards have anxiety disorders, that once identified it may help to treat the medical ailments.
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Colección:
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LILACS
Asunto principal:
Trastornos de Ansiedad
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Hospitalización
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Chile