Análise epidemiológica de transtornos mentais comuns entre estudantes do programa de residência da Escola de Veterinária da UFMG, 2014-2017

Abstract

Dealing with matters about mental health can contribute to the knowledge of the subject and, consequently, reduce the stigma that mental disorders may entail. As some of those disorders are common in the world population and frequently result in crippling consequences, tracking common mental illness becomes a useful tool to direct protective measures of mental health. Through the SRQ-20 questionnaire (Self Report Questionnaire), screening for common mental disorders was made in the integrated residency program of the Veterinary School of the Federal University of Minas Gerais. Almost all residents (96.41%) see zoonosis in their daily practice, 67.66% of them have contact with the owners and 68.26% are able to give instructions about zoonosis. The contact with owners and zoonoses was not a risk factor for the common mental disorders investigated. The average age is 25.78 years, women are the majority, 78.07% and the average residence time is 10.04 months. More than half of the residents, 53.61% no longer live with their parents, but 56.63% always talk to them and 34.94% talks to them frequently. Despite love involvements whether dating, engagement and marital status, it can be stated that 53.89% are compromised, and the average relationship time is 3.81 years. The results indicated that common mental disorders increase with the time of residence. In the first evaluation, 67.15% of the residents are positive for the SRQ-20. The high prevalence of unsureness of CMD found in this research has two explanations: the first one is the chosen cut-off score, which is lower than in other published studies. However, adjusted the cut-off point and compared with a similar population, a very similar prevalence was found, which allows us to conclude that the fact of being veterinarians and residents puts them more exposed to the risk of CMD than the common population. According to the regression models obtained in this study, the determinant factor of the risk for common mental illness between veterinary medicine residents at UFMG, is the length of residence, which keeps them exposed to the risk factors reported. The risk factor "female gender" or the protective fator male sex " was also part of the found models, being a common risk factor, widely found in the literature.