Psychiatry disorders and dengue: Is there a relationship?
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of compulsive hoarding with dengue. METHOD: Fifty two adults notified by health vigilance authorities because of inappropriate trash accumulation in vacant lots in Goiânia, Central Brazil, completed a questionnaire regarding the presen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações
2011-12-01
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| Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2011000700014&lng=en&tlng=en |
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| Summary: | OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of compulsive hoarding with dengue. METHOD: Fifty two adults notified by health vigilance authorities because of inappropriate trash accumulation in vacant lots in Goiânia, Central Brazil, completed a questionnaire regarding the presence and severity of hoarding behavior (Hoarding Rating Scale-Interview HRS-I). Five dimensions of hoarding are evaluated with this instrument: difficulty using spaces due to clutter, difficulty discarding possessions, excessive acquisition of objects, emotional distress and functional impairment due to hoarding behaviors. RESULTS: The sample was primarily male, with an average age of 49 years. Eighty six percent of the sample scored 14 or greater on the HRS-I, indicating pathological hoarding. The medias of the five HRS-I domains were high, indicating severeness of all dimentions of pathological hoarding. CONCLUSION: These results highlight the relationship between psychiatric disorder and actions upon environmental conditions that favors dengue, as well as its associated public health burden. |
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| ISSN: | 1678-4227 |