| Title |
Mental Disorders in Megacities: Findings from the São Paulo Megacity Mental Health Survey, Brazil
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0031879 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Laura Helena Andrade, Yuan-Pang Wang, Solange Andreoni, Camila Magalhães Silveira, Clovis Alexandrino-Silva, Erica Rosanna Siu, Raphael Nishimura, James C. Anthony, Wagner Farid Gattaz, Ronald C. Kessler, Maria Carmen Viana |
| 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. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 9 | 33% |
| United States | 4 | 15% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 7% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 4% |
| Spain | 1 | 4% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 4% |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 4% |
| Mexico | 1 | 4% |
| Chile | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 6 | 22% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 19 | 70% |
| Scientists | 5 | 19% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 7% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 11 | 2% |
| Ecuador | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 489 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 82 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 65 | 13% |
| Researcher | 64 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 52 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 46 | 9% |
| Other | 99 | 20% |
| Unknown | 93 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 117 | 23% |
| Psychology | 89 | 18% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 34 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 30 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 26 | 5% |
| Other | 87 | 17% |
| Unknown | 118 | 24% |