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Factors Associated with Psychiatric Comorbidity in Depression Patients in Primary Health Care in Chile
Joint Authors
Cancino, Alfredo
Leiva-Bianchi, Marcelo
Serrano, Carlos
Ballesteros-Teuber, Soledad
Cáceres, Cristian
Vitriol, Verónica
Source
Depression Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-10-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To identify the clinical and psychosocial factors associated with psychiatric comorbidity in patients consulting for depression in Primary Health Care (PHC) in Chile.
Methods.
394 patients with a diagnosis of major depression being treated in a Chilean PHC were evaluated using a sociodemographic and clinical interview, the mini-international neuropsychiatric interview (MINI), a childhood trauma events (CTEs) screening, the intimate partner violence (IPV) scale, the Life Experiences Survey (LES), and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS).
Results.
Positive correlations were established between higher number of psychiatric comorbidities and severity of depressive symptoms (r = 0.358), frequency of CTEs (r = 0.228), frequency of IPV events (r = 0.218), frequency of recent stressful life events (r = 0.188), number of previous depressive episodes (r = 0.340), and duration of these (r = 0.120).
Inverse correlations were determined with age at the time of the first consultation (r = -0.168), age of onset of depression (r = -0.320), and number of medical comorbidities (r = -0.140).
Of all associated factors, early age of the first depressive episode, CTEs antecedents, and recent stressful life events explain 13.6% of total variability in psychiatric comorbidities.
Conclusions.
A higher prevalence of psychiatric comorbidity among subjects seeking help for depression in Chilean PHCs is associated with early onset of depression, clinical severity, chronicity, and interpersonal adversity experienced since childhood.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cancino, Alfredo& Leiva-Bianchi, Marcelo& Serrano, Carlos& Ballesteros-Teuber, Soledad& Cáceres, Cristian& Vitriol, Verónica. 2018. Factors Associated with Psychiatric Comorbidity in Depression Patients in Primary Health Care in Chile. Depression Research and Treatment،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153967
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cancino, Alfredo…[et al.]. Factors Associated with Psychiatric Comorbidity in Depression Patients in Primary Health Care in Chile. Depression Research and Treatment No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153967
American Medical Association (AMA)
Cancino, Alfredo& Leiva-Bianchi, Marcelo& Serrano, Carlos& Ballesteros-Teuber, Soledad& Cáceres, Cristian& Vitriol, Verónica. Factors Associated with Psychiatric Comorbidity in Depression Patients in Primary Health Care in Chile. Depression Research and Treatment. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153967
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1153967