[The analyses of psychiatric treatment among a group of people applying for disability pension benefits]

Psychiatr Pol. 2002 Nov-Dec;36(6 Suppl):339-46.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

The study includes data of 109 people who were examined by psychiatrists and psychologists of their pension demands concerning statement for the Regional Court in Lublin, in 1999-2001 period. The period of treatment and the frequency of calls to PZP have been taken into consideration. The number of hospitalizations has also been taken into account. Then, pharmacological treatment was examined. Some discrepancies have been found among algorithms of pharmacotherapy and the practice of treatment. Insufficient and inconsistent application of psychotropic medicine has been proved. It turned out that 1/3 of men and 1/5 of women of the examined group weren't patients of PZP. They were treated by physician (family doctors) or neurologists.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Disability Evaluation*
  • Disabled Persons / statistics & numerical data*
  • Female
  • Health Status
  • Humans
  • Insurance, Health / statistics & numerical data*
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders / economics*
  • Mental Disorders / epidemiology
  • Mental Disorders / therapy*
  • Middle Aged
  • Pensions / statistics & numerical data*
  • Poland / epidemiology
  • Risk Factors
  • Sex Factors
  • Socioeconomic Factors