Common Mental Disorders: socio-demographic and pharmacotherapy profile

Objective: this study reports an association between Common Mental Disorders and the socio-demographic and pharmacotherapy profiles of 106 patients cared for by a Primary Health Care unit in the interior of So Paulo, Brazil. Method: this is a cross-sectional descriptive exploratory study with a qualitative approach. Structured interviews and validated instruments were used to collect data. The Statistical Package for Social Science was used for analysis. Results: The prevalence of Common Mental Disorders was 50%. An association was found between Common Mental Disorders and the variables occupation, family income, number of prescribed medications and number of pills taken a day. Greater therapy non-adherence was observed among those who tested positive for Common Mental Disorders. Conclusion: this study's results show the importance of health professionals working in PHC to be able to detect needs of a psychological nature among their patients and to support the implementation of actions to prevent the worsening of Common Mental Disorders.