Duración de días de hospitalización psiquiátrica en pacientes con diagnósticos GES con y sin comorbilidades

摘要

There are several descriptive studies of the use of mental health Services in the population served in the public system, however there are few references concerning the privatesystem. Objective: To characterize a population with GES mental health pathology admitted inprivate mental health system in relation to the length of stay. Material and Methods: Medicalcharts were reviewed for 1,544 patients discharged from hospital admissions in private mentalhealth centers. The following variables were recorded: age at diagnosis, sex, length of stay,number of hospitalizations and multiaxial diagnosis. Results: The average hospital stay forthe sample was 21.05 days. The average hospital stay of men was 3.71 ± 2.46 days more thanaverage women (p = 0.05). The average LOS was higher in younger patients. With regardsto axis I, 68.52% of patients had severe major depression, 21.87% bipolar disorder in severedepressive phase and 6.87% schizophrenia. Axis I comorbidity was present in 17.94% of thesample. For Axis II, 57.97% of patients had personality disorders, with the borderline personalitybeing the most frequent in both sexes (51.06% of patients with disorder of personality). Theanalysis of information shows that comorbidities did not significantly influence average days ofhospitalization. Conclusions: This study is contributes to estimate the costs and the average stayin inpatient GES mental health patients in the private system.