10
Informaciones
Psiquiátricas
2019 - n.º
237
Presentan mayor agresividad las personas
más jóvenes.
El 78,8% toma antipsicóticos, el 63,8%
benzodiazepinas y el 58,8% antiepilépticos.
Conclusiones:
La población estudiada se caracteriza por
la gravedad de las alteraciones de la conduc-
ta, con un funcionamiento psicosocial bajo.
El grado de DI se relaciona con la gravedad
clínica y la funcionalidad.
La prevalencia de alteraciones de conducta
es elevada, se relaciona con la gravedad clí-
nica y es mayor en los más jóvenes.
El uso de psicofármacos es elevado y está
en relación con las alteraciones de la con-
ducta.
Palabras clave:
Alteraciones de la conduc-
ta, Discapacidad Intelectual, Psicofármacos.
Abstract
BEHAVIOUR DISORDERS IN ADULT PERSONS
WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY LOCATED IN
A RESIDENTIAL CENTRE
People with intellectual disability (ID)
institutionalized usually have a high rate of
behavior disorders. In addition they usually
take psychotropics for a long time.
Objective:
Know the characteristics of behaviour di-
sorders in this population. As well as the
pharmacological treatments that are used.
Description of the study:
Epidemiological, naturalistic, observatio-
nal, prospective study over 3 months in a
group of patients with ID.
Population:
80 adult residents institutionalized in a
residential centre, diagnosed of Intellectual
Disability with behaviour disorders.
Material:
Sociodemographic, clinical and treatment
data. Scales: Global Assessment of Functio-
ning scale (GAF), Clinical Global Impression
scale (CGI) and Overt Agression Scale (OAS).
Method:
Statistics with the SPSS v. 15.0. Descrip-
tive statistics and correlation analysis were
performed.
Results:
53 women and 27 men. The average age is
50 years. 38.8% have moderate ID, 33.8%
mild, 25% severe and 2.5% unspecified.
They have an average of 4.68 in the CGI
scale, of 35.78 in the EEAG and of 7.10 in
the OAS scale.
32.1% of the residents presented verbal
aggressiveness, 13.8% self-aggression, 20%
aggressiveness towards objects and 23.9%
aggressiveness towards people, with an im-
portant degree of intensity.
Young residents present more aggressive
behaviour.
78.8% take antipsychotics, 63.8% benzo-
diazepines and 58.8% antiepileptic drugs.
Conclusions:
The population is characterized by serious
behaviour disorders with a low psychosocial
functioning. The degree of ID is related to
severity and functionality.
The prevalence of behaviour disorders is
high, is related to the clinical severity and
is higher in the youngest.
The use of psychotropic drugs is high and
is related to behaviour disorders.
Key Words:
Behaviour Disorders, Intellec-
tual Disability, Psychotropic drugs.
E. González-Pablos / F.J. García-Sánchez / J. M. Valles de la Calle / N. Miguel de Diego /
P. Paulino-Matos / C. Martín-Lorenzo