0422/2017 - Changes on public-paid psychiatric admissions in Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2001-2013.
Evolução do perfil das internações psiquiátricas pelo Sistema Único de Saúde em Minas Gerais, 2001-2013.
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Author:
• Ana Paula Martins Lara - Lara, APM - <ana.lara@saude.mg.gov.br>Co-author(s):
• Fernando Madalena Volpe - Volpe, F.M. - <fernando.volpe@fhemig.mg.gov.br>Abstract:
Objective: To analyze the changes on the profile of psychiatric public-paid admissions in psychiatric hospitals of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil,2001 to 2013.Methods: Data were obtainedthe national database of admissions. Trend analyses were conducted by regression procedures, in which the independent variable was the year, and the dependent variables were patients’ (sex, age, diagnosis) and admissions’ characteristics (city, hospital administrative status, length of stay). A total of 202,188 admissions to 25 hospitals were included.
Results: There were significant changes in the diagnostic profiles of psychiatric admissions during the study period, notably an increase in the proportion of admissions for substance abuse related disorders and a reduction for psychotic disorders.
Conclusions: It is in the context of the reform of mental healthcare in Minas Gerais that the study fits, producing relevant information to support the mental health policies toward the universalization, humanization and overcoming inequalities in access to health services.
