Frequency of mental disorders in patients over 18 years old attended psychiatric consultation at the Hospital Universidad del Norte in 2019 compared to the years 2020-2021

Authors

  • Bella Juliana Sánchez Nieves Universidad del Norte, Colombia
  • Valeria Márquez Gallego Universidad del Norte, Colombia
  • Juan José Otero Rodriguez Universidad del Norte, Colombia
  • Nathalia Andrea Pérez Castañeda Universidad del Norte, Colombia
  • Angelica Sofia Quintero Vargas Universidad del Norte
  • Karelys Eliana Salcedo Wandurraga Universidad del Norte, Colombia
  • Jorge Acosta-Reyes Universidad del Norte, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.41.03.283.369

Keywords:

Pandemia, coronavirus, frequency, mental disorders, variability

Abstract

Objective: To determine the variability in the frequency of consultations for mental disorders in patients older than 18 years treated in a psychiatric consultation at the Hospital Universidad del Norte (HUN) between 2019 compared to 2020, and 2021, a period that corresponds to the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in Colombia.

Materials and methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study. For data collection, a secondary-type database was obtained, obtaining a sample of 3,465 medical records and 1,193 patients. This information was stored in a database and analyzed; an increase in the number of consultations after mandatory confinement was found as a result. It was also shown that neurotic disorders were the most frequent (69 %); the most common family history of psychiatric disorders was mood disorders (5  %); the most frequent disorder was mixed anxiety and depression (33 %), and most had no additional diagnoses in controls (77 %).

Conclusions: This study was able to demonstrate an increase of in the consultation for psychiatric disorders during the pandemic of Covid-19 in HUN’s patients was demonstrated. These results showed that anxiety and depression disorders were the most common in the population of the HUN psychiatric consultation, and it is necessary to improve and continue the activities of promotion and prevention of mental health education.

Author Biographies

Bella Juliana Sánchez Nieves, Universidad del Norte, Colombia

Medicina general. Universidad del Norte (Colombia). bellasanchez611@gmail.com. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4259-2299

Valeria Márquez Gallego, Universidad del Norte, Colombia

Medicina general. Universidad del Norte (Colombia). valerimg@gmail.com. https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3314-7016

Juan José Otero Rodriguez, Universidad del Norte, Colombia

Medicina general. Universidad del Norte (Colombia). juanjotero8@gmail.com. https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8973-2310

Nathalia Andrea Pérez Castañeda, Universidad del Norte, Colombia

Medicina general. Universidad del Norte (Colombia). nathaliaapc25@gmail.com. https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1743-1791

Angelica Sofia Quintero Vargas, Universidad del Norte

Medicina general. Universidad del Norte (Colombia). quinteroangelica343@gmail.com. https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4276-7121

Karelys Eliana Salcedo Wandurraga, Universidad del Norte, Colombia

Medicina general. Universidad del Norte (Colombia). karelyseliana99@gmail.com. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3022-8510

Jorge Acosta-Reyes, Universidad del Norte, Colombia

Doctor en Epidemiología y Salud Pública. Universidad del Norte (Colombia). acostajl@uninorte.edu.co. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4303-3243

Published

2025-08-26

How to Cite

Sánchez Nieves, B. J. ., Márquez Gallego, V., Otero Rodriguez, J. J. ., Pérez Castañeda, N. A. ., Quintero Vargas, A. S. ., Salcedo Wandurraga, K. E. ., & Acosta-Reyes, J. . (2025). Frequency of mental disorders in patients over 18 years old attended psychiatric consultation at the Hospital Universidad del Norte in 2019 compared to the years 2020-2021. SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL SALUD UNINORTE, 41(3), 793–815. https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.41.03.283.369

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE