Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients in The Kahta State Hospital Psychiatry Clinic

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients who applied to the Kahta State hospital. Method: A total of 270 inpatients were evaluated in the Psychiatry Department of Kahta State hospital between 2010 and 2013. Diagnoses were made according to DSM-IVTR. Results: The mean age of the inpatients was 40,68 +/- 14,80 and The patients consisted of males 45,9 %, females 54.1 %. According to the DSM-IV criteria there was only one disorder in 58,51% patients (n = 158). Those were Anxiety disorder 30.4% (n = 48), psychotic disorder 27,2% (n = 43), bipolar affective disorder 19,6% (n = 31), major depression 14,6% (23), mental retardation 4,4% (n = 7), substance abuse 1,9% (n = 3), delusional disorder 1,3% (n = 2) and dementia 0,6% (n = 1). 41,49% of (n = 112) this patients had comorbid disorders. Conclusion: The importance of epidemiologic research is increasing in our country as well as other countries recently. Valid and reliable data for psychiatric disorders are required in Turkey. Evaluating the results of studies performed in different regions of our country will contribute to obtain the specific characteristics of psychiatric disorders in Turkey.