PHOBIC ANXIETY DISORDERS: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL APPROACH TO HOSPITAL INPATIENT TREATMENT
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https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v18i1.31319Keywords:
Anxiety disorders, Phobic disorders, Nursing, Mental health.Abstract
This is a descriptive and retrospective study, undertaken with the database of the Hospitalisation and Health Records System, regarding the years 1980 to 2005, in a psychiatric clinic in Divinópolis in the state of Minas Gerais, with the objective of characterizing the hospitalized patients who had been affected by phobic anxiety disorders. Of the 24,161 admissions in the period, 1,113 (4.6%) patients had been affected by phobic anxiety disorders; of whom 675 (60.7%) were male; 298 (26.8%) in the age range of 10 to 20 years of age; 518 (46.54%) came from Psycho-Social Care Centers; 517 (53.6%) remained hospitalized for up to 30 days; 976 (87.7%) were being hospitalized for the first time; 677 (60.9%) were hospitalized under the Unified Health System and 1,010 (90.8%) were medically discharged. Early detection and treatment can contribute to de-hospitalization and treating the patient in his or her social context.
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