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- Title
Mental disorders in megacities: findings from the São Paulo megacity mental health survey, Brazil.
- Authors
Andrade, Laura Helena; Wang, Yuan-Pang; Andreoni, Solange; Silveira, Camila Magalhães; Alexandrino-Silva, Clovis; Siu, Erica Rosanna; Nishimura, Raphael; Anthony, James C; Gattaz, Wagner Farid; Kessler, Ronald C; Viana, Maria Carmen
- Abstract
World population growth is projected to be concentrated in megacities, with increases in social inequality and urbanization-associated stress. São Paulo Metropolitan Area (SPMA) provides a forewarning of the burden of mental disorders in urban settings in developing world. The aim of this study is to estimate prevalence, severity, and treatment of recently active DSM-IV mental disorders. 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.
- Publication
PloS one, 2012, Vol 7, Issue 2, pe31879
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0031879