Neutropenia among psychiatric in-patients.
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چکیده
OBJECTIVE To explore the frequency of neutropenia in psychiatric patients. METHODS We conducted this study by retrospectively taking a convenient sample from patients who were admitted to Al-Amal Complex for Mental Health (ACMH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from January to December 2004. Fifty-one patients (48 men and 3 women), with a mean age of 34 years (18-52 years) were included. RESULTS We found that there is a large difference between the rates of neutropenia in the general population (12.8 cases/million persons/year), obtained from international studies, and in psychiatric inpatients included in our study (26400 cases/million psychiatric patients/year). CONCLUSION Psychiatric patients are more vulnerable to develop neutropenia.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Neurosciences
دوره 14 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009