Caracterización de las Hospitalizaciones realizadas en la unidad de trastornos de Personalidad de la Clínica Psiquiátrica de la Universidad de Chile entre los años 2006 y 2008

Abstract

Introduction: Personality Disorders (PD) have a high complexity, existential impact, difficult therapeutic bond and prevalence values vary widely. University Psychiatric Clinic of the University of Chile (UPC) has since 1997 a multidisciplinary unit for patients with DP "Personality Disorders Unit" (PDU). The objective of this paper is to describe demographic and psychopathological patients treated with DP in the PDU. Methods: Review of 174 records of patients treated in the PDU between years 2006 and 2008, with predesigned database and statistical analysis of it. Results: There was a higher proportion of female patients (3:1), single (48 %) with children (56%), highly educated (56%), stable job (32%) with multiple prior episodes (35%) and for most it was their first psychiatric hospitalization (51.7%). 71% of patients have any level of suicidal risk. The most frequent of PD diagnosis was Borderline Personality Disorder (48%). In Axis I disorders 30% had depression, but 44% had multiple disorders. Conclusion: The analyzed data are needed for future implementation and evaluation of interventions to better care for patients with PD from this and other specialized units created to treat such patients.