[Epidemiologic survey on mental health of maxillofacial traumatic inpatients].
OBJECTIVE
To Analyze the mental health level of maxillofacial traumatic inpatients.


METHODS
The mental test was carried out in 126 maxillofacial traumatic inpatients of Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Fourth Military Medical University from 10/1998 to 09/1999 with the SCL-90 (symptom check list-90).


RESULTS
The total mark of SCL-90 was 153.76 +/- 62.44. The number of symptomatic items was 31.52 +/- 24.55, which was higher than that of domestic norm (P < 0.01). The inpatient constitutes at different level of SCL-90 total mark showed normal distribution. The every factor mark of SCL-90 was also higher than that of domestic norm (P < 0.01). The former four factors were melancholy, anxiety, horror and psychosis. The SCL-90 factors mark had an increased trend along with injury severity score (RISS). The age and sex had not notable influence on the mental health level (P > 0.05), but the educational level had notable influence on the mental hralth level (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
The mental health level of maxillofacial traumatic inpatients is lower than normal people and has a decreasing trend along with the RISS. The inpatient that has lower educational level also has lower mental health level. The mental handicap is caused by traumatic event and nosocomial stress.
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
Zhou
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Gu
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*