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Mental health care before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in public healthcare centers of a Chilean municipality

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Admissions during the 1st semester of 2019 and 2020 by motive of consultation and proportion of cases in relation to total mental health consultations and their prevalence.
Reason for consultationNumber of admissions in 2019Number of admissions in 2020% Total admissions according to mental health care in 2019% Total admissions according to mental health care in 2020Prevalence Mental health admissions/total admissions 2019Prevalence Mental health admissions/total admissions 2020
Total risk factors and mental health determinants (violence, sexual abuse, suicide)63162.51.50.40.19
Violence34111.410.20.1
Sexual abuse2931.20.30.20.04
Suicide0200.0800.02
Mood disorders (affective)42719517.11832.3
Mild depression123514.94.70.90.6
Moderate depression215908.68.31.51.1
Severe depression62272.52.50.40.3
Postpartum depression250.10.50.010.1
Total depression40217316.115.92.82.1
Bipolar disorder2522120.20.3
Mental and behavioral disorders due to use of psychotropic substances144435.8410.5
Harmful use or alcohol dependence80273.22.50.60.3
Harmful use or drug dependence64162.61.50.40.2
Behavioral and emotional disorders of habitual onset in childhood and adolescence110394.43.60.80.5
Hyperkinetic disorder87343.53.10.60.4
Oppositional defiant and oppositional dissocial disorder1850.70.50.10.1
Separation anxiety disorder in childhood500.200.040
Anxiety disorder87744635.141.16.15.4
Post-traumatic stress disorder2090.80.80.10.1
Panic disorder with agoraphobia18100.70.90.10.1
Panic disorder without agoraphobia35391.43.60.20.5
Social phobias620.20.20.040.02
Generalized anxiety disorders1259058.30.91.1
Other anxiety disorders67329626.927.34.73.6
Personality disorder249761071.70.9
Pervasive developmental disorders62342.53.10.40.4

Healthcare in the 10 healthcare centers of Chillán.

Source: Prepared by the authors based on the results of the study.