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There were 97,525 patients with mental and behavior disorders reported in Moldova at the
end of 2011. Children accounted for 18.4% of all patients. A review of how spread the studied
phenomenon is showed a growing number of patients with mental and behavior disorders in
2011 3,419 cases more than in 2007, but 1,039 cases short of 2010 values.
There were 14,655 new cases of mental and behavior disorders in 2011, or 15% of all
reported cases. Of all these new cases, 4,505 were children, i.e. 30.7% of the total number of
new cases. Noteworthy is that the absolute number of new cases went up by 150 as compared to
2007, but dropped by 242 cases as compared to 2010.
Figure 1 Incidence of MH and Behavior Disorders, 2007-2011, absolute figures
Table 1
Cases/year
2007
total
Incidence 14505
Prevalence 94106
2008
2009
2010
2011
children
total
children
Total
children
total
children
total
children
5261
19891
14300
95803
4648
18977
14276
97623
4703
18914
14897
98564
4747
18640
14655
97525
4505
17920
Prevalence and incidence of mental and behavior disorders have been steadily growing
over the last 5 years of review until 2010, and dropped by 1% in 2011 (Figures 2 and 4).
Figure 3
There were 55,090 patients registered and followed up at the end of 2011, including 17.7%
(abs. 9,764) children and 46.6% (25,663) women. Working age patients accounted for 70.8%,
while rural residents totaled 66.2%. Of the total number of patients followed up, 18.1% had a job
and 1.5% (846) were under tutorship. There have been 65 suicide attempts committed by patients
in 2011, 30 of which were successful.
One in three patients (35.3%) present with non-psychotic mental and behavior disorders,
33.8% - retard mental, 20.1% of patients with schizophrenia, schizotypal disorders and
delirium, including 89.1% with schizophrenia. Approximately 10.7% of patients present with
psychotic organic and affective mental disorders and dementia.
Table 2 below shows the number of preventive visits and sickness visits in 2011.
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Table 2
Total
visits
(abs.)
0-18
y.o.
(abs.)
Adults
(abs)
Total
per 10k
0-18 y.o.
Adults
(10
(10
thousand) thousand)
238 526
60 873
177 653
669,0
784,5
636,8
128 699
45 400
83 299
369,0
585,1
298,6
The number of patients getting consultative-curative care is growing during the reference
period: 27,404 in 2007 vs. 38,977 in 2011, averaging 33,190 patients a year.
3. Disability
Primary disability in Moldova refers to that in women between 18 and 57 years of age and
in men between 18 and 62 years of age. Disability in children is ascertained until 18 years-old
by the Consultative Medical Boards of the public healthcare facilities, while for those 18 years or
age and older are examined by the Medical Disability Assessment Board, counting towards the
childhood disability group.
Table 3
Cases/year
Primary disability
People with
disability degree
Abs
per 100k
Abs
per 100k
2007
1286
35.8
26958
719.0
2008
1369
38.2
28662
801.2
2009
1295
36.2
28738
804.9
2010
1357
38.1
29155
817.7
2011
1237
34.7
28594
802.7
There were 26,958 patients with mental and behavior disorders and a disability degree
(new and known cases) reported overall at the end of 2007 constantly growing each year until
2010. The total number of patients with disability increased by 2,197, reaching 29,155 in 2010.
There were 561 fewer disabled reported in 2011, going down to 28,594, of which new cases
4.3%.
Listed below is the breakdown of mental / behavior disorders resulting in disability degree:
- Mental retardation 36.1%
- Psychotic organic and affective mental disorders and dementia 25%
- Schizophrenia, schizotypal disorders and delirium 26.6%
These three groups account for 87.7% of all mental disorders.
Conclusions
1. There were upward-sloping trends reported in the morbidity rate of mental and behavior
disorders over 4 years: 94,106 in 2007 vs. 98,564 in 2010, while dropping by about 1%
(1,039) in 2011 (97,525 people).
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