Chronic insomnia in workers poisoned by inorganic mercury: psychological and adaptive aspects

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Sueli Regina G. Rossini¹  Rubens ReimÃo²  Beatriz H. LefÈvre¹  MarcÍlia A. Medrado-faria¹ 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo (USP) Faculdade de Medicina (FM) Hospital das Clínicas (HC)

关键词: mercury exposure;    industrial poisoning;    mercury intoxication;    sleep;    sleep disorders;    Operational Adaptive Diagnostic Scale;    mercúrio;    contaminação;    intoxicação;    insônia;    distúrbios do sono;    sono;    EDAO;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2000000100005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Insomnia is one of the symptoms of inorganic mercury poisoning (IMP). The objective of this study is to analyze the chief psychological aspects in the adjustment of workers with chronic insomnia associated with IMP. For this purpose the Preventive Clinical Interview and the Ryad Simon Operational Adaptive Diagnostic Scale (Escala Diagnóstica Adaptativa Operacionalizada-EDAO) were utilized. Fifteen subjects with mean age of 40 years (10 males and 5 females) were studied. Nine were diagnosed with High Adaptive Inefficacy, five with Moderate Inefficient Adaptation and only one with Mild Inefficient Adaptation. Impairment occurred in four adaptive sectors: affective relationship, social-cultural, productivity and organic. Adaptive efficiency indicated that in all the 15 subjects studied the adaptive solutions were frustrating and led to psychic suffering and/or environmental conflict confirming the severity of the involvement in chronic IMP.

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