Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use at a psychiatric hospital

Abstract

In this study, the objective was to describe the profile of patients hospitalized at a psychiatric hospital who had been diagnosed with mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use. Documentary study with a retrospective design, obtained from the admission records in the service register. In total, 10.4% of the records of patients hospitalized in the year under study were evaluated. The data were organized in tables. The results showed that most patients were male, young adults, unemployed, with simultaneous drugs use. Alcohol was the most consumed substance. The rehospitalization rate in the year in question was 29.6%. Interdisciplinary interventions facilitate the quality of health, so that the professionals can act in the users’ welcoming and their health needs.