TY - JOUR
KW - Adult
KW - Brazil/epidemiology
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Female
KW - Geographic Mapping
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Mental Disorders/epidemiology
KW - Prevalence
KW - Primary Health Care/statistics & numerical data
KW - Socioeconomic Factors
AU - D. A. Goncalves
AU - Mari Jde
AU - P. Bower
AU - L. Gask
AU - C. Dowrick
AU - L. F. Tofoli
AU - M. Campos
AU - F. B. Portugal
AU - D. Ballester
AU - S. Fortes
A1 - 
AB - Mental health problems are common in primary health care, particularly anxiety and depression. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of common mental disorders and their associations with socio-demographic characteristics in primary care in Brazil (Family Health Strategy). It involved a multicenter cross-sectional study with patients from Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Fortaleza (Ceara State) and Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul State), assessed using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD). The rate of mental disorders in patients from Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Fortaleza and Porto Alegre were found to be, respectively, 51.9%, 53.3%, 64.3% and 57.7% with significant differences between Porto Alegre and Fortaleza compared to Rio de Janeiro after adjusting for confounders. Prevalence proportions of mental problems were especially common for females, the unemployed, those with less education and those with lower incomes. In the context of the Brazilian government's moves towards developing primary health care and reorganizing mental health policies it is relevant to consider common mental disorders as a priority alongside other chronic health conditions.
BT - Cadernos de saude publica
C5 - Healthcare Disparities
CP - 3
CY - Brazil
IS - 3
JF - Cadernos de saude publica
N2 - Mental health problems are common in primary health care, particularly anxiety and depression. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of common mental disorders and their associations with socio-demographic characteristics in primary care in Brazil (Family Health Strategy). It involved a multicenter cross-sectional study with patients from Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Fortaleza (Ceara State) and Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul State), assessed using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD). The rate of mental disorders in patients from Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Fortaleza and Porto Alegre were found to be, respectively, 51.9%, 53.3%, 64.3% and 57.7% with significant differences between Porto Alegre and Fortaleza compared to Rio de Janeiro after adjusting for confounders. Prevalence proportions of mental problems were especially common for females, the unemployed, those with less education and those with lower incomes. In the context of the Brazilian government's moves towards developing primary health care and reorganizing mental health policies it is relevant to consider common mental disorders as a priority alongside other chronic health conditions.
PP - Brazil
PY - 2014
SN - 1678-4464; 0102-311X
SP - 623
EP - 632
EP - 
T1 - Brazilian multicentre study of common mental disorders in primary care: rates and related social and demographic factors
T2 - Cadernos de saude publica
TI - Brazilian multicentre study of common mental disorders in primary care: rates and related social and demographic factors
U1 - Healthcare Disparities
U2 - 24714951
VL - 30
VO - 1678-4464; 0102-311X
Y1 - 2014
ER -