[Sociodemographic profile and types of psychiatric patient care management in the Brussels area].
The analysis of the socio-demographic and psychiatric characteristics of a representative sample of patients in Brussels (n = 1216) shows a relation between the type of patient and the type of institution. We observed two separate social and psychiatric profiles. There is a "recent" population in the Mental Health Centers and in the new psychiatric services in general hospitals. This population is mainly female, married, socially integrated and suffer essentially from affective disorders. These patients have had recent contacts with psychiatric services and have rarely been hospitalized. The second population is "seriously chronic" and is hospitalized in psychiatric hospitals and in day or night hospitals. The patients are mainly male, single, isolated and depend on welfare. They have more psychotic disorders and have consulted psychiatric services for many years with numerous hospitalizations. This distinction shows the existence of two psychiatry networks in Brussel.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001530:Belgium; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors