Brazilian multicentric study of psychiatric morbidity. Methodological features and prevalence estimates.
In: British Journal of Psychiatry, Jg. 171 (1997-12-01), S. 524-529
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Background: Psychiatric morbidity studies in developing countries have used diagnostic procedures of low reliability, without a clinical definition of caseness, producing descriptive data with limited application for mental health planning. Method: A two-stage cross-sectional design (with a sample size of 6476) was conducted to estimate the prevalence of DSM-III psychiatric diagnoses in three metropolitan areas of Brazil (Brasília, São Paulo and Porto Alegre). All subjects were screened for the presence of psychopathology with a 44-item instrument (the QMPA) and a subsample was selected for a psychiatric interview. Results: Age-adjusted prevalence of cases potentially in need of care ranged from 19% (São Paulo) to 34% (Brasília and Porto Alegre). Anxiety disorders comprised the highest prevalences (up to 18%). Alcoholism yielded the most consistent prevalence levels, around 8% in all sites. Depression showed great variation between areas: from less than 3% (São Paulo and Brasília) to 10% (Porto Alegre). Conclusions: Overall prevalences were high in comparison with previous studies conducted in Brazil. A female excess of non-psychotic disorders (anxiety, phobias, somatisation and depression) and a male excess for alcoholism were consistently found. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Brazilian multicentric study of psychiatric morbidity. Methodological features and prevalence estimates.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Almeida-Filho, N ; Mari, J de J ; Coutinho, E ; França, J F ; Fernandes, J ; Andreoli, S B ; Busnello, E D |
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Zeitschrift: | British Journal of Psychiatry, Jg. 171 (1997-12-01), S. 524-529 |
Veröffentlichung: | 1997 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0007-1250 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1192/bjp.171.6.524 |
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