Psychiatric Polyclinic: A Cross Sectional Study in the Context of Schizophrenia Treatment

Year 2018, Volume: 2 Issue: 3, 142 - 148, 13.11.2018

Tacettin Kuru , M.hakan Türkçapar

https://doi.org/10.30565/medalanya.419653

Abstract

Aim:  The aim of this
study was to investigate the sociodemographic characteristics of patients who
applied to the Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic of Education and Research Hospital
and to evaluate the treatment and follow-up results of patients diagnosed with
schizophrenia.

Material and Methods: 
2707 applications whiche were received to the psychiatric outpatient
clinic were evaluated . Also the treatments of 
schizopherina patients in polyclinic were analysed.

Results:  During the
study period, 2707 applications were made to the psychiatry polyclinic. 649
(24%) of the patients were diagnosed with schizophrenia and other psychotic
disorders. 506 (18.7%) of the patiens were diagnosed with depressive disorders.
389 (14.4%) of the patients were diagnosed with anxiety disorders and 117
(4.3%) of the patients were diagnosed with bipolar. 347 (62%) of the
schizophrenic patients were on a single medication. 287 (51.3%) of these
patients were taking atypical antipsychotics and 60 (10.7%) of them were taking
typical antipsychotics. 205 (36.6%) of all patients were taking combined
antipsychotic medication. We found that 77.5% of patients with schizophrenia
were prescribed atypical antipsychotics alone or in combination.

Conclusion:  Psychiatric
polyclinics are the most important fields of study for psychiatric treatment.
Evaluation of chronic diseases which cause significant loss of competence in
disease specialized rehabilitation units will provide more effective use of
psychiatric polyclinics in both service and research areas. For schizophrenia
treatment, we found results that were in accordance with the literature but not
with the treatment protocols. Holistic treatment approach, including
non-pharmacological treatments for schizophrenia should be pushed forward.

Keywords

Outpatients, Schizophrenia, Prescription Tendencies

Psikiyatri Polikliniği: Şizofreni Tedavisi Bağlamında Kesitsel Bir Çalışma

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı; Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
Psikiatri Polikliniğine başvuran hastaların sosyodemografik özelliklerini
araştırmak ve Şizofreni tanısı alan hastaların tedavi ve takip sonuçlarını
değerlendirmektir.

Gereç ve Yöntem: Psikiyatri polikliniğine yapılan
2707  başvuru değerlendirildi. Ayrıca
şizofreni hastalarına poliklinik şartlarında uygulanan tedaviler incelendi.

Bulgular: Araştırma süresince psikiyatri polikliniğine toplam
2707 başvuru yapılmıştır. Çalışmaya alınan hastaların 649’u (%24) şizofreni ve
diğer psikotik bozukluklar, 506’sı (%18,7) depresif bozukluklar, 389’u (%14,4)
anksiyete bozuklukları, 117’si (%4,3) bipolar bozukluklar tanısı almıştı.
Şizofreni hastalarının 347’si (%62) tek ilaç kullanıyordu. Bu hastaların 287’si
(%51,3) atipik antipsikotik, 60’ı (%10,7)ise tipik antipsikotik almaktaydı.
Hastaların 205’i (%36,6) kombine antipsikotik kullanmaktaydı. Çalışmamızda
şizofreni hastalarının %77,5’ine, tek başına veya kombinasyon şeklinde atipik
antipsikotik reçetelendiğini saptadık.

Sonuç: Psikiyatri poliklinikleri, psikiyatrik tedavinin en önemli
çalışma alanlarıdır. Belirgin yeti yıkımına yol açan kronik hastalıkların,
hastalığa özelleşmiş rehabilitasyon alanlarında değerlendirilmesi, psikiyatri
polikliniklerinin hem hizmet hem de araştırma alanlarında daha etkin
kullanımını sağlayacaktır. Şizofreni tedavisinde, literatüre uygun ancak tedavi
protokollerine uymayan sonuçlar saptadık. Şizofreni tedavisinde, ilaç dışı
tedavileri de içeren bütüncül tedavi yaklaşımına daha fazla dikkat
çekilmelidir.

Keywords

Poliklinik hastaları, şizofreni, ilaç reçeteleme eğilimleri

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