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- Title
Factores ambientales relacionados a trastornos depresivos.
- Authors
Hernández-Benítez, Catalina Teresa; García-Rodríguez, Alfonso; Leal-Ugarte, Evelia; Peralta-Leal, Valeria; Durán-González, Jorge
- Abstract
Background: As a result of their high prevalence, mayor depressive disorder single episode (MDDSE); major depressive dissorder recurrent episodes (MDDREC); and dysthymia are considered an important public health problem. The objective of this paper was to identify and correlate environmental factors in patients with MDDSE, MDDREC and dysthymia. Methods: 121 patients from the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social's Subzone General Hospital of San Andres Tuxtla, at Veracruz, were questioned by history with the risk variables. Results: 16 of them were diagnosed with MDDREC, 72 with MDD and 33 with dysthymia; in all of those cases, females prevailed. Depressive disorders were observed more frequently in people over 40 years, married, with medium or low educational level, with dysfunctional family environment, victims of family violence and who were the middle siblings. The main comorbidities that arose were gastrointestinal disorders, obesity and hypertension. Conclusion: The main risk factors identified for developing depressive disorders were: being female, over 40 years old and being married. The differences obtained in this study, if it is compared with others, are probably due to sample size, selection criteria and ethnic origin.
- Subjects
MENTAL depression risk factors; DYSTHYMIC disorder; GENDER; FAMILY relations; COMORBIDITY; GASTROINTESTINAL diseases; OBESITY risk factors; HYPERTENSION risk factors; DISEASE risk factors; MENTAL illness risk factors
- Publication
Revista Medica del IMSS, 2014, Vol 52, Issue 5, p574
- ISSN
0443-5117
- Publication type
Article