title: [Census of hospitalized patients in a psychiatric institution of Rio de Janeiro State: preliminary data].
abstract: Rio de Janeiro State has one of the largest networks of psychiatric hospitals in Brazil, one of them the Dr. Eiras Paracambi Hospital (CSDE-P). In late 2000, the current Mental Health Advisory Division of the Rio de Janeiro State Health Department conducted a clinical and psychosocial census of patients hospitalized in the CSDE-P. The hospital population consisted of 1,494 individuals, the majority men (53.4%), single (81.6%), working-age (66.4%), and with limited schooling (only 11.5% with a complete primary education or more). Most had been in hospital for at least two years (77.6%), received visits from relatives (60.5%), but did not have hospital leave (73.8%). The predominant diagnoses were schizophrenia (53.6%) and mental retardation (26.4%). The main therapeutic approach was psychiatric (84.1%). Only 13.3% took part in systematic activities during the day, although 36% were in a condition to do so. CSDE-P is a mega-hospital where most patients have precarious social links, demanding treatment strategies which take this characteristic into account.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psiquiatria e Medicina Legal, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22290-140, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Paula Cerqueira
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Maria Cristina Ventura
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Couto
authors.forename: Vera Lúcia Edais
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Pepe
authors.forename: Liz Maria
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: Pedro Gabriel Godinho
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Delgado
authors.forename: Evandro da Silva Freire
authors.initials: Eda S
authors.lastname: Coutinho
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017678:Sex Distribution