Brazilian multicentre study of common mental disorders in primary care: rates and related social and demographic factors

• Main Authors: Daniel Almeida Gonçalves (Author), Jair de Jesus Mari (Author), Peter Bower (Author), Linda Gask (Author), Christopher Dowrick (Author), Luis Fernando Tófoli (Author), Monica Campos (Author), Flávia Batista Portugal (Author), Dinarte Ballester (Author), Sandra Fortes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Mental health problems are common in primary health care, particularly anxiety and depression. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of common mental disorders and their associations with socio-demographic characteristics in primary care in Brazil (Family Health Strategy). It involved a multice...