Mexico is a culturally, socially and economically heterogeneous country, with a population of over 100 million. Although it is regarded as a country with a medium–high income according to World Bank criteria, inequality continues to be one of its main problems. In addition to this, the country is going through a difficult period. Large parts of the population face economic insecurity, as a result of which feelings of despair, fear and impotence are common. It is hardly surprising, then, that mental disorders should constitute a major public health problem: depression is the main cause of loss of healthy years of life (6.4% of the population suffer from it), while alcohol misuse is the 9th (2.5%) and schizophrenia the 10th (2.1%) most common health problem (González-Pier et al, 2006).
Para documentar la permanencia en tratamiento de pacientes de una institución de salud mental y sus motivos de abandono, se analizaron 314 expedientes clínicos (177 mujeres y 137 hombres) Se contactó al total de pacientes localizables (64) en un análisis retrospectivo que cubrió siete años. Los resultados revelaron un porcentaje acumulativo de abandono del tratamiento superior a 70% sin tendencias atribuibles a edad, sexo o lugar de residencia. La categoría diagnóstica orgánico mostró un porcentaje de abandono ligeramente superior aunque inconsistente de año a año. Los motivos de abandono más frecuentes incluyeron los siguientes: sentirse mejor (19.6%), atenderse en otra institución (17 .4%), falta de recursos económicos (10.9% ), motivos no tipificados (7.6%), efectos colaterales de medicamentos prescritos (6.5%) y maltrato del tratante (6.5%). Se destaca la necesidad de diseñar e instrumentar intervenciones psicológicas para mejorar la atención y promover la adherencia terapéutica.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.