FACTORES BIOLÓGICOS, PSICOLÓGICOS Y SOCIALES QUE AFECTAN LA SALUD MENTAL

Abstract

The integral health of the human being suffers alterations by factors that affect his quality of life. The purpose of the research was to determine the prevalence of biological, psychological and social factors in the mental health of the inhabitants of Portoviejo; it is a descriptive study, with a quantitative and qualitative approach; the methods of synthesis, analysis and statistical were used. An interview was applied to ten clinical psychologists from the public and private sector and a survey was carried out on 264 people between 18 and 45 years of age, of both sexes. The results show that the factors with the highest prevalence in the mental health of the people of Portoviejo are social factors, linked to psychological factors; as well as the area with greater affectation is the family, followed by the economic and labor. Among the symptoms with greater evidence, there is concern, an aspect that in the long term can cause problems in mental and physical health that affect the well-being and quality of life of people.