Predictors of common mental disorders and psychiatric medication use among faculty members
Gabriela D Donato1, Samara L M Pereira1, Assis D C Pereira Júnior1
1Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing - University of São Paulo - EERP-USP, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Purpose:
Identify the predictors of common mental disorders (CMD) and psychiatric medication use by faculty members in different teaching units of a public university.
Design And Methods:
A cross-sectional study on 253 faculty.
Findings:
Being single, not having children, and not practicing physical activity were identified as predictors of CMD. Relative to psychiatric medication use, the predictors were the following: being homosexual, teaching classes in the biological sciences field, using medication for the urinary tract and sexual hormones, presenting mental disorder/sleep disorder diagnoses, and being positive for CMD.
Practice Implications:
The findings of this study may subsidize more effective interventions aimed toward protecting the health and preventing aggravation in these professionals, as well as measures for promoting changes in the university work context.
Design And Methods:
A cross-sectional study on 253 faculty.
Findings:
Being single, not having children, and not practicing physical activity were identified as predictors of CMD. Relative to psychiatric medication use, the predictors were the following: being homosexual, teaching classes in the biological sciences field, using medication for the urinary tract and sexual hormones, presenting mental disorder/sleep disorder diagnoses, and being positive for CMD.
Practice Implications:
The findings of this study may subsidize more effective interventions aimed toward protecting the health and preventing aggravation in these professionals, as well as measures for promoting changes in the university work context.
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