Metereological conditions and Psychiatric Emergency Visits in Messina, Italy
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| contents | Metereological conditions and Psychiatric Emergency Visits in Messina, Italy Salvatore Settineri Massimo Mucciardi Valentina Leonardi Stefan Schlesinger Mara Gioffrè Florio Fausto Famà Maria R. Anna Muscatello Carmela Mento Psicología Weather p sychopathology psychiatric e merg ency v isits Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the association between psychiatric disease, climatic and seasonal factors in patients recorded to the Emergency Unit, in Messina Hospital (Italy). Method: A total of 6565 psychiatric patients were recorded t o the Emergency Unit in Messina from January 2005 and December 2010. Each psychiatric visit in emergency, was categorized by date of appearance and admitting diagnosis according to diagnostic categories: Anxiety, Mood Disorders and Psychosis. Local weather data were obtained from the Metereological Instituted “Aereonautica Militare” station in Messina, Sicily, In addition, to gathering data on the state of the sky, temperature, atmosphericpressure with the normalized value at sea level, relative humidity, r ainfall, wind direction and speed, the station is connected to a buoy located on the eastern sector of Tyrrhenian Sea. Results: In anxiety disorders we have found relevant results comparison between winter and spring ( p =.007) and spring and fall ( p =.001). In affective disorders the differences occur in relation to winter and fall ( p =.002), spring and fall ( p =001), spring and summer ( p =002). The psychotic disorder presents significant differences between summer and fall ( p =.001) and spring and fall ( p =.002). Conclusions: We can observe a similarity of affective disorders, i.e. anxiety and mood disorders compared to psychosis, which have different influences and probably according to dissimilar etiopathogenetic ways. In our research, the distribution of anxiety disorders is higher than depressive disorders in terms of delivering emergency room visits. The major differences occur comparing spring and fall, the seasons when all pathological classes have significant differences. It follows that the most abru pt climate change, typical of these seasons, as a whole, cause psychopathological emergencies. The study is important for planning a more effective assistance for patients needing psychiatric support. 2016 artículo científico 2011-2084 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=299043556009 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=2990 International Journal of Psychological Research application/pdf Universidad de San Buenaventura International Journal of Psychological Research (Colombia) Num.1 Vol.9 |
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| spellingShingle | Metereological conditions and Psychiatric Emergency Visits in Messina, Italy Salvatore Settineri Psicología Weather p sychopathology psychiatric e merg ency v isits Metereological conditions and Psychiatric Emergency Visits in Messina, Italy Salvatore Settineri Massimo Mucciardi Valentina Leonardi Stefan Schlesinger Mara Gioffrè Florio Fausto Famà Maria R. Anna Muscatello Carmela Mento Psicología Weather p sychopathology psychiatric e merg ency v isits Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the association between psychiatric disease, climatic and seasonal factors in patients recorded to the Emergency Unit, in Messina Hospital (Italy). Method: A total of 6565 psychiatric patients were recorded t o the Emergency Unit in Messina from January 2005 and December 2010. Each psychiatric visit in emergency, was categorized by date of appearance and admitting diagnosis according to diagnostic categories: Anxiety, Mood Disorders and Psychosis. Local weather data were obtained from the Metereological Instituted “Aereonautica Militare” station in Messina, Sicily, In addition, to gathering data on the state of the sky, temperature, atmosphericpressure with the normalized value at sea level, relative humidity, r ainfall, wind direction and speed, the station is connected to a buoy located on the eastern sector of Tyrrhenian Sea. Results: In anxiety disorders we have found relevant results comparison between winter and spring ( p =.007) and spring and fall ( p =.001). In affective disorders the differences occur in relation to winter and fall ( p =.002), spring and fall ( p =001), spring and summer ( p =002). The psychotic disorder presents significant differences between summer and fall ( p =.001) and spring and fall ( p =.002). Conclusions: We can observe a similarity of affective disorders, i.e. anxiety and mood disorders compared to psychosis, which have different influences and probably according to dissimilar etiopathogenetic ways. In our research, the distribution of anxiety disorders is higher than depressive disorders in terms of delivering emergency room visits. The major differences occur comparing spring and fall, the seasons when all pathological classes have significant differences. It follows that the most abru pt climate change, typical of these seasons, as a whole, cause psychopathological emergencies. The study is important for planning a more effective assistance for patients needing psychiatric support. 2016 artículo científico 2011-2084 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=299043556009 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=2990 International Journal of Psychological Research application/pdf Universidad de San Buenaventura International Journal of Psychological Research (Colombia) Num.1 Vol.9 |
| title | Metereological conditions and Psychiatric Emergency Visits in Messina, Italy |
| topic | Psicología Weather p sychopathology psychiatric e merg ency v isits |
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