Gender differences in patients attending Early Psychosis Intervention Programme

Introduction Studing the scope of differences found in terms of gender in First Psychotic Episodes patients, should enhance our understanding of such disorders and improve the therapeutic approaches. Objectives Our main objective was to compare the sociodemographic variables between men and women...

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Main Authors: A.B. Mulero Garcia, E. Sánchez Martínez, C. Gómez Sanchez-Lafuente
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022-06-01
Series:European Psychiatry
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E. Sánchez Martínez
C. Gómez Sanchez-Lafuente
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description Introduction Studing the scope of differences found in terms of gender in First Psychotic Episodes patients, should enhance our understanding of such disorders and improve the therapeutic approaches. Objectives Our main objective was to compare the sociodemographic variables between men and women included in the Early Intervention Program in Psychosis of the Regional University Hospital of Malaga between the years 2016-2020. Methods Retrospective study in which the characteristics of 135 patients who started the Early Intervention Program in Psychosis of the Regional University Hospital of Malaga between the years 2016-2020 were analyzed. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 25.0. For the comparison of variables, Student’s t was used for quantitative variables and Chi square for dichotomous variables. Results Patients included in the Program; 32% were women and 68% were men. The average of age at the beginning was 35.56 for women and 28,47 for men. Most of the women were married and most of the men were single. The majority of men lived with their original family and for women with their own family. In relation with the consumption of toxins, alcohol and to smoke, were more frequent in men. More results in poster. Conclusions Despite the limitations due to our study design, the results obtained are in agreement with some of the discussions that are currently in force. Given that, female gender is associated with lower risk of psychosis, better premorbid adjustment, lower drug consumption and a later onset of the disease in the first-episode psychosis. Disclosure No significant relationships.
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spelling doaj.art-cb8a54a2cd1a4323ac37b16be1672b8d2023-11-17T05:06:47ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852022-06-0165S771S77110.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1991Gender differences in patients attending Early Psychosis Intervention ProgrammeA.B. Mulero Garcia0E. Sánchez Martínez1C. Gómez Sanchez-Lafuente2Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Ugc Salud Mental, Málaga, SpainHospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Ugc Salud Mental, Málaga, SpainHospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Ugc Salud Mental, Málaga, Spain Introduction Studing the scope of differences found in terms of gender in First Psychotic Episodes patients, should enhance our understanding of such disorders and improve the therapeutic approaches. Objectives Our main objective was to compare the sociodemographic variables between men and women included in the Early Intervention Program in Psychosis of the Regional University Hospital of Malaga between the years 2016-2020. Methods Retrospective study in which the characteristics of 135 patients who started the Early Intervention Program in Psychosis of the Regional University Hospital of Malaga between the years 2016-2020 were analyzed. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 25.0. For the comparison of variables, Student’s t was used for quantitative variables and Chi square for dichotomous variables. Results Patients included in the Program; 32% were women and 68% were men. The average of age at the beginning was 35.56 for women and 28,47 for men. Most of the women were married and most of the men were single. The majority of men lived with their original family and for women with their own family. In relation with the consumption of toxins, alcohol and to smoke, were more frequent in men. More results in poster. Conclusions Despite the limitations due to our study design, the results obtained are in agreement with some of the discussions that are currently in force. Given that, female gender is associated with lower risk of psychosis, better premorbid adjustment, lower drug consumption and a later onset of the disease in the first-episode psychosis. Disclosure No significant relationships. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822019915/type/journal_articleGender differencesEarly Psychosis Intervention ProgrammePsychosisfemale gender
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Gender differences in patients attending Early Psychosis Intervention Programme
European Psychiatry
Gender differences
Early Psychosis Intervention Programme
Psychosis
female gender
title Gender differences in patients attending Early Psychosis Intervention Programme
title_full Gender differences in patients attending Early Psychosis Intervention Programme
title_fullStr Gender differences in patients attending Early Psychosis Intervention Programme
title_full_unstemmed Gender differences in patients attending Early Psychosis Intervention Programme
title_short Gender differences in patients attending Early Psychosis Intervention Programme
title_sort gender differences in patients attending early psychosis intervention programme
topic Gender differences
Early Psychosis Intervention Programme
Psychosis
female gender
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