Учёные записки Санкт-Петербургского государственного медицинского университета им. Акад. И.П. Павлова (Mar 2014)

Analysis of the main activities of the city center of Alexander's psychosomatic hospital of St. Petersburg, focused on the choice of priorities in perfection of treatment and prophylaxis

  • N. P. Vanchakova,
  • N. A. Lapina,
  • S. V. Sokolova,
  • N. V. Markova

DOI
https://doi.org/10.24884/1607-4181-2014-21-1-14-16
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 1
pp. 14 – 16

Abstract

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The authors have analyzed the results of the City Psychosomatic Centre (CPSC) activity in 2009-2011 ys in order to find out the most important trends in the clinical work that may be helpful in planning of management and prophylaxis. The methods applied were statistical and clinico-statistical analyses of the results of of the Center work in 2009-2011 ys. There were changes in the structure by increasing the incidence of diseases associated with stress and organic damage brain with mental disorders, showed an increase in the flow of male patients. Found that the average length of stay in bed in the center of psychosomatic inpatient unit was 9.2-9.7 days, which creates barriers to good practice the use of antidepressants. Overcoming of these challenges can be achieved through the formation of new forms of continuity between the departments of the psychosomatic center, the health center and the offices of St. Petersburg SHCI «Alexander's Hospital,» and other medical institutions of the city.

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