PREVALÊNCIA DE TRANSTORNOS MENTAIS COMUNS E FATORES ASSOCIADOS EM ADULTOS DA CIDADE DE PELOTAS, RS.

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2006

RESUMO

A cross-sectional population-based study was conducted to identify the prevalence of common mental disorders (CMD) and verify its association with chronic illnesses and the declared number of chronic conditions. The Self-Report Questionnaire (SRQ-20) was applied in a multi-stage random sample of 1276 adults aged 40 and older. Socio-demographic, behavioral and health-related variables were also obtained with a structured questionnaire. The CMD prevalence was 30.2%. Lower educational level and social class and the group 46- 55 years old were associated with psychiatric morbidity. Each chronic illness was associated with CMD. However, a stronger association was found between CMD and the declared number of chronic conditions, with a prevalence ratio of 4.67 (IC95%: 3.19 6.83) for five or more declared conditions. The present work emphasizes the importance of CMD in chronically ill patients, particularly when a greater number of chronic conditions is declared.

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doenças crônicas psychiatric morbidity medicina transtornos mentais comuns common mental disorders psychiatric epidemiology. morbidade psiquiátrica epidemiologia psiquiátrica. chronic physical illness

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