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Mental disorders in megacities: findings from the São Paulo megacity mental health survey, BrazilLaura Helena Andrade
Section of Psychiatric Epidemiology LIM 23, Department and Institute of Psychiatry, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
PLoS ONE 7:e31879. 2012..We examined socio-demographic correlates, aspects of urban living such as internal migration, exposure to violence, and neighborhood-level social deprivation with 12-month mental disorders...
Psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory applied to college students: factor analysis and relation to the Beck Depression InventoryL Andrade
Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clinicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil
Braz J Med Biol Res 34:367-74. 2001..The findings of this study suggest that, although widely used as an anxiety scale, the STAI-T in fact measures mainly a general negative affect...
Prevalence of ICD-10 mental disorders in a catchment area in the city of São Paulo, BrazilLaura Andrade
Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Rua Dr Ovidio Pires de Campos, s n CEP 05403 010, Brazil
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 37:316-25. 2002....
Influence of psychiatric morbidity and sociodemographic determinants on use of service in a catchment area in the city of São Paulo, BrazilLaura Helena Andrade
Section of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Institute and Dept of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 43:45-53. 2008..The objective of this study is to examine determinants of health service utilization by individuals with psychiatric disorders in a defined area in the city of São Paulo, Brazil...
Clustering of psychiatric and somatic illnesses in the general population: multimorbidity and socioeconomic correlatesL H Andrade
Instituto de Psiquiatria and Departamento de Psiquiatria, Universidade de Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil
Braz J Med Biol Res 43:483-91. 2010..The distribution of both types of morbidity suggests the need of integrating mental health into general clinical settings...
Cross-national epidemiology of DSM-IV major depressive episodeEvelyn Bromet
Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, South Campus, Stony Brook, NY 11794 8790, NY, USA
BMC Med 9:90. 2011..In this paper, we present data on the prevalence, impairment and demographic correlates of depression from 18 high and low- to middle-income countries in the World Mental Health Survey Initiative...
Sociodemographic correlates of transitions from alcohol use to disorders and remission in the São Paulo megacity mental health survey, BrazilCamila Magalhães Silveira
Section of Psychiatric Epidemiology LIM 23, Department and Institute of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, R Dr Ovidio Pires de Campos, CEAPESQ, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Alcohol Alcohol 46:324-32. 2011..To evaluate sociodemographic correlates associated with transitions from alcohol use to disorders and remission in a Brazilian population...
Gender differences in drinking patterns and alcohol-related problems in a community sample in São Paulo, BrazilCamila Magalhães Silveira
Department and Institute of Psychiatry, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Clinics (Sao Paulo) 67:205-12. 2012..To investigate drinking patterns and gender differences in alcohol-related problems in a Brazilian population, with an emphasis on the frequency of heavy drinking...
The influence of the comorbidity between depression and alcohol use disorder on suicidal behaviors in the São Paulo Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study, BrazilBruno Mendonça Coêlho
Section of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Institute and Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Universidade de Sao Paulo, and Núcleo de Epidemiologia Psiquiátrica, Instituto de Psiquiatria do Hospital das Clínicas, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Rev Bras Psiquiatr 32:396-408. 2010....
The psychosis continuum in the general population: findings from the São Paulo Epidemiologic Catchment Area StudyAlexandre Andrade Loch
Section of Psychiatric Epidemiology LIM 23, Department and Institute of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 261:519-27. 2011..Our results support the concept of a psychosis continuum in Latin-American populations, suggesting that different risk factors influence their manifestation across the continuum...
São Paulo Megacity Mental Health Survey - a population-based epidemiological study of psychiatric morbidity in the São Paulo metropolitan area: aims, design and field implementationMaria Carmen Viana
Section of Psychiatric Epidemiology, LIM 23, Institute of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
Rev Bras Psiquiatr 31:375-86. 2009..A total of 5,037 individuals were interviewed, with a global response rate of 81.3%. Saliva samples were collected from 1,801 respondents, with DNA extracted stored pending further investigations...
Symptomatic expression of depression among Jewish adolescents: effects of gender and ageYuan Pang Wang
Institute of Psychiatry LIM 23, Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Rua Dr Ovidio Pires de Campos, 785, terreo, CEP 05403 010 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 43:79-86. 2008....
Latent class analysis of manic and depressive symptoms in a population-based sample in São Paulo, BrazilDoris Hupfeld Moreno
Mood Disorders Unit GRUDA, Department and Institute of Psychiatry, Clinical Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
J Affect Disord 123:208-15. 2010..Current diagnostic criteria cannot capture the full range of bipolar spectrum. This study aims to clarify the natural co-segregation of manic-depressive symptoms occurring in the general population...
Psychiatry: life events and social support in late life depressionClóvis Alexandrino-Silva
Section of Psychiatry Epidemiology, Institute and Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Clinics (Sao Paulo) 66:233-8. 2011..To examine the association of life events and social support in the broadly defined category of depression in late life...
Mood changes in the course of preparation for the Brazilian university admission exam - a longitudinal studyMarco Aurélio Monteiro Peluso
Institute of Psychiatry, Section of Psychiatric Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Rev Bras Psiquiatr 32:30-6. 2010..This study is intended to assess senior high school students' mood changes during the preparation for a very important academic examination, the Brazilian university admission examination...
Gender differences in symptomatic profiles of depression: results from the São Paulo Megacity Mental Health SurveyClóvis Alexandrino-Silva
Section of Psychiatric Epidemiology LIM 23, Department and Institute of Psychiatry, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
J Affect Disord 147:355-64. 2013..Few studies have investigated symptomatic subtypes of depression and their correlates by gender...
Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Beck Depression Inventory-II in a community sampleMarcio Henrique Gomes-Oliveira
Section of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Institute and Department of Psychiatry, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil
Rev Bras Psiquiatr 34:389-94. 2012..This questionnaire has been revised (1996) to match the DSM-IV criteria for a major depressive episode. We assessed the reliability and the validity of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the BDI-II for non-clinical adults...
