Psychiatry disorders and dengue: is there a relationship?
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2011
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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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Public heath, Dengue, Psychiatry, Compulsive hoarding, Saúde pública, Psiquiatria, Colecionismo compulsivo
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CAIXETA, Leonardo; AZEVEDO, Paulo Verlaine Borges; CAIXETA, Marcelo; REIMER, Cláudio Henrique Ribeiro. Psychiatry disorders and dengue: is there a relationship? Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, São Paulo, v. 69, n. 6, p. 920-923, 2011.