Prevalencia de esquizofrenia en los pacientes del Hospital de Especialidades Teodoro Maldonado Carbo durante el periodo 2019-2021.

Abstract

Introduction: Schizophrenia is a mental disease which characterized by an alteration of thoughts, mood, perception and behavior. Globally, its estimated that 0.1 to 1% of the population suffers from it, and nationally its considered to be within the main diseases on psychiatric hospitals Methodology: A cross sectional, retrospective, observational and descriptive study was conducted on patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia on the “Hospital de Especialidades Teodoro Maldonado Carbo“ during the period of 2019-2021 Results: A group of 208 patients were included on the study. The predominant sex (53%). The main age group were patients with an age superior to 55 years (35,58%). Psychiatric comorbidities were found on 48,56% of patients, and the main comorbidity were anxiety disorders. Most common clinical features were hallucinations (85%), and the most common type were auditory (60,23%). Delusions were found on 50% of patients, and paranoid delusions were the most common (77,88%). Disorganization, was found on more than half of patients (60,1%). Negative symptoms were found on half the population (50%) Conclusion: The prevalence of schizophrenia on patients of the “Hospital de Especialidades Teodoro Maldonado Carbo “during the period of 2019-2021 was 14.8%.