[Analysis of the evaluation of demand for care in a mental health center]

Actas Luso Esp Neurol Psiquiatr Cienc Afines. 1994 Jan-Feb;22(1):1-5.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

This study is a descriptive analysis of the evolution of a Community Mental Health Service attendance request. Three significant periods in the history of this centre are selected: its creation, a consolidation stage and, finally another period in which the Mental Health Service constitution has been unified, this period coincides with the Neuropsychiatry figure disappearance. Socio-demographics and clinic diagnostic variables are analyzed so the authors can elaborate the characteristic user profile in the periods studied.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Health Services Needs and Demand*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mental Health Services / statistics & numerical data*
  • Middle Aged
  • Rural Population
  • Sex Factors
  • Spain