Prevalencia del primer episodio psicótico asociado al consumo de sustancias ilícitas y alcohol en pacientes de 18-25 años tratados en el área de psiquiatría en el Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo durante el periodo 2015 - 2019.

Abstract

Psychotic episodes are defined as the temporally reality distortion, evidenced in symptoms like hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thoughts. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of first episode of psychosis associated to illicit substance and alcohol abuse in patients between 18 and 25 years old. The data recollection method included the evaluation of patients' clinical history from the Psychiatry department of the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital. A total of 82 patients were included, the 51,22% do presented the first episode of psychosis, and the other 48,78% do not presented it. According to the age, the mean and the median was 21 years old. The most consumed drug was heroin (30,95%) and marihuana (26,19%). The majority had a time of consumption longer than 12 months (79,30%). To conclude, the prevalence of first episode of psychosis in the studied population was 51,22%. It affected more the male gender, and at the age of 21 years old. The more frequent clinical manifestations were the positive symptoms, and the time of consumption were longer than 12 months.