Prevalency of major depressive disorder in patients older than 50 hospitalized yearsin a service of internal medicine

• Main Authors: Johana Patricia Mogollón Díaz, Sandra Patricia Jinete Castellanos, Ivonne Andrea Moreno Martínez, Mónica Patricia Álvarez
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga 2005-05-01
• Series: Medunab
• Subjects: Major depressive disorder; prevalency; hospitalized; internal medicine
• Online Access: http://caribdis.unab.edu.co/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/REVISTAMEDUNAB/NUMEROSANTERIORES/REVISTA81/R81_AO_C2.PDF

The biggest depressive disorder (TDM) is moreprevalente of the mental disorders in the general population. Inpatients of consultation external and hospitalized with illnessesdoctors of long evolution, the prevalency is major than in populationgeneral. Target: To determine the prevalency of TDM inhospitalized patients. Method: A transverse study was realizedof prevalency, which it included 100 patients older than 50 yearshospitalized of a service of internal medicine (ME);they were describedvariables sociodemográfi cas and the clinical interview was realizedstructured for disorders of the axis the Ist (SCID-I) for diagnosisof TDM and the familiar APGAR to evaluate the grade of function ofthis one. Results: The prevalency of TDM was a 38 %, she wasstrong affiliation with chronic illness, to have more than fourmedical diagnoses, to be used and without partner. Conclusions:The prevalency of TDM in patients hospitalized by ME is highand the presence of illnesses more than four diagnosesdoctors, to be used and without partner collaborates with TDMin hospitalized patients.