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Revista médica de Chile · Jun 1993
Comparative Study[Prevalence of mental disorders at emergency service].
- M Seguel, P Muñoz, E Nalegach, and J Santander.
- Unidad Docente Asociada de Psiquiatría, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile.
- Rev Med Chil. 1993 Jun 1;121(6):705-10.
AbstractAiming to know the frequency of mental disorders among patients consulting a general hospital emergency ward, 2834 medical records of such patients were retrospectively reviewed. 8.4% of consultations were due to mental disorders. Sixty four percent of patients consulting for mental disorders were women. Anxiety disorders comprised 57.6% of consultations due to mental disorders and intoxications 7.6%. Eighty percent of the latter were consequence of suicidal attempts, being the most common method the use of benzodiazepines. A low percent of these patients were referred to psychiatry. The low frequency of psychiatric referrals and the importance of psychiatric advice in emergency rooms is discussed.
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