ADULT CLIENTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICE: CLINICAL AND SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
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In Brazil, there is a clear need for the offer of mental health services meet the needs and the characteristics of the population who seeks them. This study aimed to characterize clinical and demographic aspects of adult clients of a Psychology Clinic School at a university in the southern Brazil. During the 2009-2010 period, 557 adults passed through the process of triage. Of these, 170 (29.46%) participated in the present study. The participants were mostly women (66.5%) and attended college (47.1%). The most prevalent age group was between 20-29 years old (41.8%). The results obtained from the Adult Self-Report showed a higher percentage of individuals classified in the clinical range on the subscales of anxiety, depression, social competence, family and work problems. The co-existence of multiple complains at the same patients was evidenced.
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