[Psychologic morbidity in perimenopause. Concordance of its diagnosis between a primary care team and its referral mental health center].
OBJECTIVE
To determine the most common psychiatric diagnoses and the characteristics of women of menopausal age referred from a Health Centre to their Health Area's Mental Health Centre.


METHODS
A crossover observational study.


METHODS
The Mental Health Centre (MHC) and Primary Care Team (PCT) at Barajas (Health Area 4, Madrid).


METHODS
88 women between 44 and 55, referred from the PCT to the MHC up to 1st June 1997.


RESULTS



METHODS
definitive diagnoses from the MHC (CIE-9), suspected diagnoses by the PCT, age, marital status, education, psychiatric antecedents (family and/or personal) and family problems.


CONCLUSIONS
The commonest psychiatric pathologies were depression and anxiety. The patients' profile is: married woman, primary or lower educational level, without paid work and with family problems. The concordance found reflects the need to improve the psychiatric training of PC doctors.
Campos Barreiro
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Area Sanitaria IV, Madrid.
Alonso Safont
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Sánchez Calso
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Durbán Peralías
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Manget Velasco
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D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008875:Middle Aged; D017697:Premenopause / Q000523:psychology*; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013030:Spain