Sociodemographic, clinical and personal characteristics of patients with borderline personality disorder in a public general hospital in Lima, Peru during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract
Aims To describe the main characteristics of adolescent and adult patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) treated in Emergency and Hospitalization services of Villa El Salvador Emergency Hospital during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Lima, Peru. Method An analysis of 17 cases of patients with BPD according to DSM 5 criteria was carried out in SISGALEN PLUS software database that have been evaluated in the Emergency and Hospitalization areas during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sociodemographic, clinical and personal variables were taken into account. A descriptive analysis of frequencies and proportions was carried out in SPSS 24.0 software. Result Regarding sociodemographic variables, the average age was 27.47 (SD = 11.242), 82.4% single, 88.2% female, 52.9% from Villa El Salvador, 82.4% catholics, 76.5% have completed secondary school and 47.1% were housewives. For clinical variables, 64.7% located in the Emergency Service, 58.8% had no current diagnosis of COVID-19, 64.7% without medical comorbidity, 35.3% without psychiatric comorbidity, 52.9% with suicide attempt as the main reason for consultation, 52.9% without regular use of medications, 88.2% with psychopharmacological treatment; 70.6% received a psychiatric interview intervention; Regarding symptoms, all presented interpersonal problems, impulsivity, emotional instability and inappropriate anger, while 58.8% had alteration of identity and 94.1% had suicidality. For personal…
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