Higher prevalence of major depressive symptoms in Brazilians aged 14 and older
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Resumo: | Objective: Depression is a highly prevalent condition and is considered a major public health issue. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms in the Brazilian population and establish their sociodemographic correlates. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted between November 2005 and April 2006. Data were collected in face-to-face interviews using a standardized questionnaire. The sample consisted of 3,007 interviews with individuals aged 14 years and older and followed a probabilistic design covering the Brazilian national territory. Depressive symptoms were assessed according to the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Results: The observed prevalence of depressive symptoms was 28.3% (13% mild/moderate; 15.3% major/severe; p < 0.01). Increased depressive symptom rates were associated with being a female, being 45 years of age and older, having lower educational attainment, being single, having family income of up to 2.5 times minimum wage, and living in the northern region of Brazil (p < 0.05). Conclusions: The prevalence of depressive symptoms in Brazil is high, with major depressive symptoms being the most frequent form of this symptomatology. Considering the biopsychosocial model of mental disorders, this survey points to the involvement of psychosocial factors in the prevalence of depressive symptoms in Brazil. |
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Higher prevalence of major depressive symptoms in Brazilians aged 14 and olderMood disordersunipolarcommunity mental healthepidemiologystatisticsother research areas Objective: Depression is a highly prevalent condition and is considered a major public health issue. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms in the Brazilian population and establish their sociodemographic correlates. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted between November 2005 and April 2006. Data were collected in face-to-face interviews using a standardized questionnaire. The sample consisted of 3,007 interviews with individuals aged 14 years and older and followed a probabilistic design covering the Brazilian national territory. Depressive symptoms were assessed according to the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Results: The observed prevalence of depressive symptoms was 28.3% (13% mild/moderate; 15.3% major/severe; p < 0.01). Increased depressive symptom rates were associated with being a female, being 45 years of age and older, having lower educational attainment, being single, having family income of up to 2.5 times minimum wage, and living in the northern region of Brazil (p < 0.05). Conclusions: The prevalence of depressive symptoms in Brazil is high, with major depressive symptoms being the most frequent form of this symptomatology. Considering the biopsychosocial model of mental disorders, this survey points to the involvement of psychosocial factors in the prevalence of depressive symptoms in Brazil. Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria2013-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462013000200142Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry v.35 n.2 2013reponame:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry (São Paulo. 1999. Online)instname:Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)instacron:ABP10.1590/1516-4446-2012-0875info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCoelho,Cassiano L.S.Crippa,José Alexandre S.Santos,Jair L.F.Pinsky,IlanaZaleski,MarcosCaetano,RaulLaranjeira,Ronaldoeng2015-03-20T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1516-44462013000200142Revistahttp://www.bjp.org.br/ahead_of_print.asphttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||rbp@abpbrasil.org.br1809-452X1516-4446opendoar:2015-03-20T00:00Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry (São Paulo. 1999. Online) - Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)false |
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Higher prevalence of major depressive symptoms in Brazilians aged 14 and older |
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Higher prevalence of major depressive symptoms in Brazilians aged 14 and older |
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Higher prevalence of major depressive symptoms in Brazilians aged 14 and older Coelho,Cassiano L.S. Mood disorders unipolar community mental health epidemiology statistics other research areas |
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Higher prevalence of major depressive symptoms in Brazilians aged 14 and older |
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Higher prevalence of major depressive symptoms in Brazilians aged 14 and older |
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Higher prevalence of major depressive symptoms in Brazilians aged 14 and older |
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Higher prevalence of major depressive symptoms in Brazilians aged 14 and older |
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Higher prevalence of major depressive symptoms in Brazilians aged 14 and older |
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Coelho,Cassiano L.S. |
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Coelho,Cassiano L.S. Crippa,José Alexandre S. Santos,Jair L.F. Pinsky,Ilana Zaleski,Marcos Caetano,Raul Laranjeira,Ronaldo |
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Crippa,José Alexandre S. Santos,Jair L.F. Pinsky,Ilana Zaleski,Marcos Caetano,Raul Laranjeira,Ronaldo |
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Coelho,Cassiano L.S. Crippa,José Alexandre S. Santos,Jair L.F. Pinsky,Ilana Zaleski,Marcos Caetano,Raul Laranjeira,Ronaldo |
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Mood disorders unipolar community mental health epidemiology statistics other research areas |
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Mood disorders unipolar community mental health epidemiology statistics other research areas |
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Objective: Depression is a highly prevalent condition and is considered a major public health issue. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms in the Brazilian population and establish their sociodemographic correlates. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted between November 2005 and April 2006. Data were collected in face-to-face interviews using a standardized questionnaire. The sample consisted of 3,007 interviews with individuals aged 14 years and older and followed a probabilistic design covering the Brazilian national territory. Depressive symptoms were assessed according to the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Results: The observed prevalence of depressive symptoms was 28.3% (13% mild/moderate; 15.3% major/severe; p < 0.01). Increased depressive symptom rates were associated with being a female, being 45 years of age and older, having lower educational attainment, being single, having family income of up to 2.5 times minimum wage, and living in the northern region of Brazil (p < 0.05). Conclusions: The prevalence of depressive symptoms in Brazil is high, with major depressive symptoms being the most frequent form of this symptomatology. Considering the biopsychosocial model of mental disorders, this survey points to the involvement of psychosocial factors in the prevalence of depressive symptoms in Brazil. |
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