The epidemiology of personality disorders in the Sao Paulo Megacity general population.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Most studies on the epidemiology of personality disorders (PDs) have been conducted in high-income countries and may not represent what happens in most part of the world. In the last decades, population growth has been concentrated in low- and middle-income countries, with rapid urbanization, increasing inequalities and escalation of violence. Our aim is to estimate the prevalence of PDs in the Sao Paulo Metropolitan Area, one of the largest megacities of the world. We examined sociodemographic correlates, the influence of urban stressors, the comorbidity with other mental disorders, functional impairment and treatment.

Methods

A representative household sample of 2,942 adults was interviewed using the WHO-Composite International Diagnostic Interview and the Int

SUBMITTER: Santana GL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5978986 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature