Epidemiological profile of people with mental disorders in the health care network
International Journal of Development Research
Epidemiological profile of people with mental disorders in the health care network
Received 14th March, 2020; Received in revised form 26th April, 2020; Accepted 09th May, 2020; Published online 29th June, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Lara Simone Messias Floriano. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: to determine the epidemiological profile of the population with mental disorder treated at the Health Care Network in Ponta Grossa city, Paraná. Method: an epidemiological study, of ecological type, about the care provided by Primary Care professionals registered in the e-SUS AB system, from January to August 2018. Results: The results show that the average number of visits to the basic units was 5.577 people, with 3.869 being female, 2.802 adults, and 1.463 elderly people. Specifically in relation to mental health, the most frequent ICDs were F30-F39 with a mean of 56.27 and F40-F48 with 121.08 corresponding to mood disorders and neurotic disorders. Conclusion: Primary Care as the main gateway for welcoming people in psychological distress, is a mechanism capable of welcoming, diagnosing, caring for and referring these patients when necessary.
