Prevalencia de la depresión y ansiedad en mujeres de 18 a 35 años como consecuencia de violencia intrafamiliar, Hospital Abel Gilbert 2010 al 2015.

Abstract

Introduction: Depression and Anxiety are common diseases worldwide, and it is estimated that affects about 350 million people. It is important t o emphasize that one of the important causes is violence of different types, but above all there is a significant percentage of intrafamily violence in young women. It was shown that intrafamily violence suffered by this group of women is the most important psychosocial factor that it triggers depressive and anxious disorder. Violence has always been part of the human experience. Its effects can be seen, in various forms, in all parts of the world. Overall, violence is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Considering that in Ecuador, one of the frequent factors in which negative feelings are highlighted is the social problematic of gender violence against women in interpersonal and / or family relations, it is conceptualized as intrafamily violence, also considered as a disease Social and public health. Material and methods: a cross-sectional, observational, descriptive and retrospective study was carried out with the objective of demonstrating the prevalence of depression and anxiety in women aged between 18 and 35 years as a consequence of intrafamily violence, for which a review of clinical histories with diagnosis of depression and anxiety that were attended at the psychiatric clinic of the Hospital Abel Gilbert Pontón of Guayaquil in a period between the year 2010 to 2015. Results: Predominated as a more frequent diagnosis anxiety with ninety-six Patients (43%). The age range revealed that from the 26 to the 30 years is more frequent to undergo psychiatric pathologies because of the intrafamiliar violence. The marital status that prevailed in the study was that of married with eighty-five patients (38%). Conclusion: The set of unfavorable sociodemographic aspects suggests that it may be an important risk factor when it comes to preventing domestic violence, since it was present in 81% of the cases studied. The family intervention played a very important role, in 72% of the cases it was present, which promoted the medical help towards the patient.