Manifestaciones psiquiátricas relacionadas a la violencia intrafamiliar en pacientes de 16 a 20 años en el Hospital General del norte de Guayaquil - IESS Los Ceibos en el periodo del año 2019 – 2022.

Abstract

Introduction: Domestic violence is classified as a pattern of behavior that exists among the members of a family, and that brings several consequences in the short and long term. Globally, it is estimated that up to one billion children between the ages of 2 and 17 have experienced physical, sexual, or emotional violence or neglect within the family. Objective: To determine the frequency of psychiatric manifestations in patients between 16 and 20 years old with a history of intrafamily violence treated at the General Hospital of the North of Guayaquil-IESS Los Ceibos during the period 2019 - 2022. Materials and Methods: This study has a quantitative approach, with an observational, non-experimental, retrospective methodology, which is based on a population between 16 and 20. The diagnoses are registered in the AS400 system. The variables that were evaluated were: age, sex, psychiatric disorders, type of violence they received, and suicide attempt. Results: The evaluation of 120 cases of patients with psychiatric diagnoses was carried out, average age 17 years, most frequent female sex. The depressive episode was the most frequent with 36.7% (n=44), followed by anxiety disorder 28.3% (n=34). The type of violence that prevailed was psychological with 38% (n=46), 41% reported attempted suicide. Conclusion: There is a statistically significant relationship between the type of violence and suicide attempt (RHO= -0.291; p = 0.001). Domestic violence in any of its forms increases the risk of psychiatric illnesses in adolescents, even causing suicidal ideation.