Resumen

ALVARAN FLOREZ, Liliana; SANCHEZ ACOSTA, Daniela  y  RESTREPO-OCHOA, Diego Alveiro. Frequency of Mental and Behavioral Disorders in patients attending at the Psychological Care Center CES Sabaneta (Colombia). CES Psicol [online]. 2014, vol.7, n.1, pp.58-68. ISSN 2011-3080.

Aim: To analyze the frequency of mental and behavioral disorders in adults attending to neuropsychological evaluation at the psychological care center CES Sabaneta (Colombia). Methodology: A descriptive study - retrospective secondary sources. All medical records of patients who attended in the period between 2008 and 2010 (n = 371) were included. univariate statistical analysis of the sociodemographic and clinical variables, and a bivariate analysis to explore the association between the gender variable and clinical variables. Quadratus chi test, with a confidence of 95 % was used as statistic test. Results: 46 patients corresponding to 12.4 % of the population presented a regular cognitive functioning, with a higher proportion among women and youth. The most frequent mental and behavioral disorders were mild cognitive impairment (54.2 %) and dementia (14.8 %). Discussion: The findings in this investigation, related to the frequency of disorders and the sociodemographic variables of patients referred to neuropsychological assessment, are consistent with published material about this topic.

Palabras clave : Mental Disorders; Behavior Disorders; Behavioral Disorders; Cognitive Impairment; Dementia.

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