AFFECTIVE MOOD DISORDERS OF THE BRAZILIAN VULNERABLE POPULATION

Abstract

Affective mood disorder addresses affective manifestations considered as inappropriate for its intensity, frequency and duration.  Assessment of public health measures in order to avoid an economic burden to the country and to reduce future aggravating factors on social well-being, in addition to analysing the correlation between social vulnerability and affective mood disorder. An observational study of ecological nature carried out by secondary data collection in the 5 Brazilian regions from 01st January, 2010 to 31st December, 2015. The data on hospitalization due to affective mood disorder were obtained under ICD-10 F-39 by using the SIH/SUS from the IT department official website of the Unified Public Health System. Men and women over 10 years old from the 5 Brazilian regions who were hospitalized due to affective mood disorder participated in this study. Figure: there is a decrease in the hospitalization rates in the 5 regions in both sexes. Table 1: significant hospitalization rate regression due to affective mood disorder is observed in the Northeast, Southeast and South regions in both sexes; in the North region, only in the female sex and no significant regression or increase in the Mid-West region. Table 2: the results were interpreted with a detailed analysis and significant regressions or increases of hospitalization rate due to affective mood disorder were recorded.  It is possible to notice the significant relationship between social vulnerability and the jeopardized mental health issue and, therefore, financial stability difficulties that end up affecting not only the individual, but also an entire populatin.