Skokou M, Gouma P, Gourzis Ph
Department of Psychiatry, General University Hospital of Patras, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Rio, Patra.
General Hospital of Athens "Gennimatas", National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Psychiatriki. 2016 Jan-Mar;27(1):51-3.
Α number of previous articles have dealt with the negative impact of the Greek Economic crisis on public health, including significant increases in major depression prevalence and suicide and homicide rates. The mentally ill seem to represent a vulnerable social group, with particular difficulties in this context. The number of compulsory assessments and involuntary admissions was recorded by reviewing patient records in the Department of Psychiatry of the University Hospital of Patras, through years 2006-2013. Compulsory assessments increased from 176 in 2006 to 262 in 2009 and 354 in 2013, representing a 48.86% and 101.13% increase in the first and the fifth year of economic crisis, respectively. The assessments resulted in 160 involuntary admissions in 2006, which escalated to 262 admissions (63.75% rise) in 2013. Even though a rise in involuntary placements could be attributed to other factors as well, it may also partly represent a not so evident side of the Greek economic crisis.
此前已有多篇文章探讨了希腊经济危机对公共卫生的负面影响，包括重度抑郁症患病率、自杀率和凶杀率显著上升。精神疾病患者似乎是一个弱势群体，在此背景下面临特殊困难。通过查阅2006年至2013年帕特雷大学医院精神科的患者记录，统计了强制评估和非自愿住院的数量。强制评估从2006年的176例增加到2009年的262例，2013年达到354例，在经济危机的第一年和第五年分别增长了48.86%和101.13%。评估导致2006年有160例非自愿住院，到2013年增至262例（增长63.75%）。尽管非自愿住院人数的增加也可能归因于其他因素，但这也可能部分反映了希腊经济危机一个不太明显的方面。
