Abstract

OBANDO POSADA, Diana; ROMERO PORRAS, Johanna; TRUJILLO CANO, Ángela  and  PRADA MATEUS, Manuel. AN EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY ON MENTAL HEALTH WITHIN CLINICAL PATIENTS FROM A PSYCHOLOGICAL CENTER. Psychol. av. discip. [online]. 2017, vol.11, n.1, pp.85-96. ISSN 1900-2386.

The present study aims to describe the demographic characteristics, psychodiagnostic typologies, and mental disorders prevalence of the population in a Psychological Center. The clinical records of 1699 patients treated between years 2012 and 2015 were analyzed using the monthly statistical attention database. The results were similar to international and national epidemiological studies. The main psychodiagnostic categories were related to academic and primary support group issues. However, differences regarding psychodiagnostic categories analyzing the information by age group were identified. In children and adolescents' behavioral disorders were the most prevalent mental disease, whereas in adults were anxiety and mood disorders. The relevance of the results in the clinical setting is discussed.

Keywords : Demographic characteristics; psychodiagnostic typologies; treatment terminations; treatment dropouts and mental disorders.

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