Mental disorders in megacities: findings from the Sao Paulo megacity mental health survey, Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

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.

Methods and results

A representative cross-sectional household sample of 5,037 adults was interviewed face-to-face using the WHO Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), to generate

SUBMITTER: Andrade LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3279422 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature