[Mental disorders among immigrants in Chile]. / Trastornos mentales comunes y uso de servicios de salud en población inmigrante.
Rev Med Chil
; 139(10): 1298-304, 2011 Oct.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22286729
BACKGROUND: Chile is receiving immigrant populations coming from other Latin-American countries. AIM: To determine the prevalence of Common Mental Disorders (CMD) among immigrants who live in Independencia, a quarter in Santiago, Chile. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross sectional study was carried out in the primary health care clinic and in the state-funded school of Independencia. A representative sample of 282 adults and 341 children were interviewed. Mental disorders were diagnosed using CIS-R and MINI structured interviews. RESULTS: The interviewed immigrants came mostly from Peru. The prevalence of mental disorders in the adult population was 17.8% and among children, it was 29.3%. CONCLUSIONS: The adult immigrants have a lower prevalence of mental disorders than the Chilean population but it increases among children. Barriers of access to health services, that should be solved, were detected.
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Colección:
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Emigrantes e Inmigrantes
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Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud
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Trastornos Mentales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Chile
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Peru
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Med Chil
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Chile
Pais de publicación:
Chile