Mental disorders prevalence among female caregivers of children in a cohort study in Salvador, Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Santos,Darci Neves
• Data de Publicação: 2006
• Outros Autores: Almeida-Filho,Naomar, Cruz,Slanowa Santos, Souza,Silvana dos Santos, Santos,Evanildes Costa, Barreto,Maurício Lima, Oliveira,Irismar Reis de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry (São Paulo. 1999. Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462006000200007
• topic: Mental disorders; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Caregivers; Brazil

OBJECTIVE: The caregiver-child relationship is important for child development. The prevalence of mental disorders was assessed in a female caregiver group and associated with socioenvironmental factors. METHOD: A cross sectional study was conducted in 326 caregivers whose children have been participating in a cohort study on mental development since 1999. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of mental disorders assessed according to the CIDI version 2.1 was 47.5% (95% CI 0.42-0.53). They were predominantly anxiety disorders (32.8%; 95%CI 0.27-0.38), followed by mood disorders (26.1%; 95%CI 0.21-0.31) and psychoactive substance abuse (10.1%; 95%CI 0.07-0.13). Anxiety and mood disorders were less likely in younger caregivers and substance abuse disorder was less likely among those better educated. DISCUSSION: The overall prevalence was similar to previous estimates, although 32.8% of anxiety disorders exceeded previous findings, which is unsurprising in a female sample. CONCLUSIONS: Younger caregivers with higher schooling were more likely to have better mental health, which favors child development.