TY - JOUR
T1 - Common mental disorders in Santiago, Chile
T2 - Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates
AU - Araya, R.
AU - Rojas, G.
AU - Fritsch, R.
AU - Acuña, J.
AU - Lewis, G.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Background: There have been relatively few surveys in Latin America that have attempted to estimate the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in private households. Aims: To determine the prevalence of common mental disorders and socio-demographic correlates among adults from Santiago, Chile. Method: Cross-sectional survey of private households with a probabilistic sampling design was used. Common mental disorders were measured using the Clinical Interview Schedule - Revised (CIS-R). Results: Three thousand eight hundred and seventy adults were interviewed. Twenty-five per cent were CIS-R cases and 13% met criteria for an ICD-10 diagnosis. Low education, female gender, unemployment, separation, low social status and lone parenthood were associated with a higher prevalence. Conclusions: Prevalence rates were higher than those found in urban areas of Great Britain, both for ICD-10 diagnoses and 'non-specific neurotic disorders'. Similar socio-demographic factors were associated with an increased prevalence of common mental disorders in Chile as in the UK. There is a need to unify methodologies to be able to compare results internationally.
AB - Background: There have been relatively few surveys in Latin America that have attempted to estimate the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in private households. Aims: To determine the prevalence of common mental disorders and socio-demographic correlates among adults from Santiago, Chile. Method: Cross-sectional survey of private households with a probabilistic sampling design was used. Common mental disorders were measured using the Clinical Interview Schedule - Revised (CIS-R). Results: Three thousand eight hundred and seventy adults were interviewed. Twenty-five per cent were CIS-R cases and 13% met criteria for an ICD-10 diagnosis. Low education, female gender, unemployment, separation, low social status and lone parenthood were associated with a higher prevalence. Conclusions: Prevalence rates were higher than those found in urban areas of Great Britain, both for ICD-10 diagnoses and 'non-specific neurotic disorders'. Similar socio-demographic factors were associated with an increased prevalence of common mental disorders in Chile as in the UK. There is a need to unify methodologies to be able to compare results internationally.
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U2 - 10.1192/bjp.178.3.228
DO - 10.1192/bjp.178.3.228
M3 - Article
C2 - 11230033
AN - SCOPUS:0035114297
VL - 178
SP - 228
EP - 233
JO - British Journal of Psychiatry
JF - British Journal of Psychiatry
SN - 0007-1250
IS - MARCH.
ER -