TITLE:
Clinical Profile of Women with Mental Disorders in Dakar Hospitals
AUTHORS:
Racky Wade-Kane, Sokhna Seck, Khourédia Thiam, Ndéye Dialé Ndiaye Ndongo, Papa Lamine Faye, Aida Sylla, Mamadou Habib Thiam
KEYWORDS:
Dakar, Clinical Profile, Mental Disorders, Woman
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Psychiatry,
Vol.13 No.5,
November
28,
2023
ABSTRACT: Introduction: In Senegal, knowledge of the clinical profile of mental disorders in
women has not been the subject of many studies, even though it is of vital
importance to those involved in mental health. Thus, the aim of our study was
to describe the clinical aspects of psychiatric disorders in women hospitalized
at Fann. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional, retrospective, and descriptive
study over a five-year period. We identified 402 cases that met the selection
criteria. The data collection form provided information on aspects of the
clinical profile of mental disorders, such as medical, surgical, gynecological,
obstetrical and psychiatric history, instigator of the request for care,
diagnosis, duration and number of hospitalizations. ICD-10 was used for the
various pathologies identified. Results: Asthma was noted in 7% of
patients, as was hypertension. Gynecological surgery was found in 43 patients
(11%). Eight patients were menopausal (2%). The mean number of gestations was
2.09, with a standard deviation of 2.257 and extremes between 0 and 10 gestations. Patients with a history of abortion
numbered 58 (14%). The decision to hospitalize the patients was made by
96% (384 patients) of those around them.
Hetero aggression was the most recurrent reason for hospitalization (19%). Pathology group F20-29 (schizophrenia, schizotypal disorder, and
delusional disorders) was the majority group. Conclusion: The clinical
profile of the mentally ill woman in Dakar is a woman in her mid-forties who most often presents with a personal psychiatric
history, and her hospitalization is prompted by hetero-aggression and/or
logorrhea. She usually suffers from schizophrenia and related disorders.
Hospitalization usually lasts between 11 and 20 days.