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CASE IDENTIFICATION OF SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS IN MAIDSTONE - A SEMI-RURAL SETTING
Hellme Najim
; Mental Health Unit, Basildon Hospital, Basildon, Essex, UK
Sažetak
Background: The prevalence of severe mental illness is known to be greater in urban than in rural areas. Less studied are
differences between the patients themselves and, more specifically, their use of psychiatric services.
Methods: The prevalence of severe mental illness was determined in semi-rural Maidstone in Kent by case identification
register. Patients who met the OPCRIT diagnosis criteria were interviewed with the Multi-Site Collaboration Study (Case ID
Schedule for Maidstone) which consists of five sections.
Results: 140 patients were identified with severe mental illness in the Maidstone area; their mean age was (42.85 years SD +
12.11). Most of the sample were born in England (94%), 34.5% were married or living with partners, 87.9% were living with no
supervision, 37.1% had no qualification, 48.9% were unemployed. 45.7% suffer from schizophrenia, 21.4% suffer from depression,
13.6% suffer from schizoaffective psychosis and 20% suffer from other forms of psychosis. 99.3% were in touch with the services
during the index period, 30.7% needed in-patient treatment, 82.12% attended out-patient clinic, 82.12% had community psychiatric
nurse input, 17.1% have ever been charged with a crime and 15.7% have been ever convicted with a crime. 52.9% were receiving
depot injection.
Conclusion: The prevalence of severe mental illness in Maidstone (3.8/1000) is less than inner city areas (7.7/1000). Maidstone
patients were at a higher level of functioning and made more use of available psychiatric services
Ključne riječi
severe mental illness; case identification; semi-rural areas
Hrčak ID:
266509
URI
Datum izdavanja:
26.8.2013.
Posjeta: 166 *