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Alvaro Medel-herrero

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The impact of the 2008 economic crisis on the increasing number of young psychiatric inpatients.

2017

Abstract Background Little is published about the impact of the 2008 economic crisis on mental health services in Spain. Method An interrupted time series analysis was conducted to investigate a potential short-term association between the 2008 economic crisis and the number of psychiatric hospital admissions. The timing of the intervention (April 2008) was based on observed changes in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Data on 1,152,880 psychiatric inpatients from the national Hospital Morbidity Survey, 69 months before and after the onset of the economic crisis (April 2008), were analyzed. Results Age-adjusted psychiatric (ICD9 290–319) hospital discharge rates significantly increased from Apr…

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Discordancia entre fuentes estadísticas sanitarias de ámbito nacional (EMH y EESCRI, 1990-2009). Análisis de la morbilidad psiquiátrica

2016

Resumen Introduccion Dos fuentes estadisticas sanitarias proporcionan datos sobre altas y estancias en todos los hospitales espanoles: la Encuesta de Morbilidad Hospitalaria (EMH) y la Estadistica de Establecimientos Sanitarios con Regimen de Internado (EESCRI). Nuestro objetivo es contrastar ambas fuentes para definir su precision y pertinencia en estudios de epidemiologia psiquiatrica. Material y metodos Se focaliza el analisis en 2 aspectos: 1.- comparar el numero de altas y estancias psiquiatricas recogidas entre 1990-2009; 2.- analizar y comparar el modo en que se proporciona la estancia media. Resultados Las diferencias entre ambas fuentes son profundas y aumentan con el tiempo. En 20…

03 medical and health sciencesPsychiatry and Mental health030505 public health0302 clinical medicine0305 other medical science030227 psychiatryRevista de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental
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Impacto de la crisis económica del 2008 en el número de jóvenes hospitalizados por patología psiquiátrica

2019

Resumen Introduccion Se dispone de escasa literatura cientifica sobre el impacto de la crisis economica de 2008 en los servicios de salud mental en Espana. Metodo Se ha realizado un analisis de serie temporal interrumpido para examinar una posible asociacion a corto plazo entre la crisis economica y el numero de hospitalizaciones psiquiatricas. El momento de la intervencion (abril del 2008) se fijo sobre la base de los cambios observados en el Producto Interior Bruto (PIB). Se analizaron los datos de 1.152.880 hospitalizaciones psiquiatricas proporcionados por la Encuesta Nacional de Morbilidad Hospitalaria, 69 meses antes y despues del inicio de la crisis economica (abril del 2008). Result…

03 medical and health sciencesPsychiatry and Mental health0302 clinical medicine030212 general & internal medicine030227 psychiatryRevista de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental
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Discordance between two national health statistics sources (EMH and EESCRI, 1990–2009). Analysis of psychiatric morbidity

2013

Abstract Introduction Two statistical sources provide data on hospital stays and discharges for all Spanish hospitals: Hospital Morbidity Survey (acronym in Spanish: EMH) and Statistics of Health Establishments providing Inpatient Care (acronym in Spanish: EESCRI). Our aim is to contrast these two statistical sources to define their accuracy and relevance in psychiatric epidemiology studies. Material and methodology The analysis is based on two aspects: (1) Compare the number of psychiatric stays and hospital discharges from 1990 to 2009. (2) Analyse and compare how the average stay is provided. Results The differences between the two statistical sources are significant and increase over ti…

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