精神病并发症在妇女中 退伍军人患有
Erin Sullivan-Baca1,2, Rizwana Rehman3,4, Sara A Lorkiewicz2
1Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Journal of women's health (2002)
|January 2, 2024
概括
妇女患有的退伍军人比男性同行承受更大的精神疾病负担,包括更高的抑郁症,创伤后应激障碍和焦虑症. 这凸显了为患者的女退伍军人提供量身定制的精神病治疗的需要.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 妇女 患有的退伍军人 (WVE) 可能有不同的精神病并发症影响他们的健康.
- 了解这些差异对于在退伍军人卫生管理局 (VHA) 内的有效WVE护理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在精神病诊断和治疗中探索患有的退伍军人的性别差异.
- 为了更好地描述WVE所经历的独特精神疾病负担.
主要方法:
- 使用VHA企业数据仓库行政数据进行回顾性队列研究.
- 对58,525名患有的退伍军人 (8.5%的女性) 的分析,比较男性和WVE之间的精神病诊断和精神药物使用.
- 在WVE中对妇科条件的二次分析.
主要成果:
- 与患有的男性相比,WVE表现出更高的抑郁症 (59.1%对38.9%),PTSD (42.0%对26.5%) 和焦虑障碍 (44.9%对24.5%) 的比例.
- 在WVE中,精神药物使用率更高,急诊室服务和精神病医院住院的利用率更高.
- 精神病并发症的显著差异需要对WVE采取不同的医疗保健方法.
结论:
- 患有的退伍军人患上精神病并发症的比例很高,观察到有显著的性别差异.
- 妇女面临更高的精神疾病负担,这表明与患者相比,她们的医疗需求不同.
- 建议采用专门的精神病治疗方法来治疗WVE,以满足他们的独特需求.
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