[Profile of the resident physician attended by the Group of Psychological Assistance for Students at the São Paulo University School of Medicine].
OBJECTIVE
To define the profile of medical residents assisted by a mental health care service, aiming to contribute to the understanding of this group's needs.


METHODS
Observational study, retrospective cohort design. Data were collected from the medical records of a series of residents assisted by the group of psychological care for students of the Sao Paulo University School of Medicine , during the period 1998-2002; and from the institution's general register of residents. Proportions of residents assisted according to time, year of residency, gender , age, specialty, graduation school and distance from family home are described and differences between proportions of these variables categories are analyzed.


RESULTS
The total of residents included was 2,131 with a follow-up time of 4,727 resident-years. Among them, computing first episode of care only, there were 104 residents assisted (4.9% residents assisted, or 2.2 residents assisted per 100 resident-years of follow-up). Their most frequent characteristics were: first year of residency (4.5%), age under 26 years (6.1%), female (6.9%), graduates from other schools (5.9%), and residents of cognitive specialties (6.7%). Psychiatric assistance in this sample shows an association with gender and factors related to a crisis of adaptation. The proportion of residents assisted has not increased during the period analyzed.
Souza
Emmanuel Nunes de
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Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP.
Gianini
Reinaldo José
RJ
Azevedo Neto
Raymundo Soares de
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Eluf-Neto
José
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D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies