12-month prevalence and concomitants of DSM-IV depression and anxiety disorders in two violence-prone cities in Brazil.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Estimating 12-month prevalence of depression, anxiety, and comorbid anxiety/depression in noninstitutionalized adults (age 15-75) in two violence-prone cities. METHODS:The Composite International Diagnostic Interview v2.1 (Portuguese), administered in population-representative surveys (age 15-75) in São Paulo (N = 2536) and Rio de Janeiro (N = 1208), yielded 12-month prevalence of violent events experienced, and DSM-IV diagnoses of depression and anxiety, which were classified into mutually exclusive groups: 1) no anxiety/depression; 2) anxiety only; 3) depression only; 4) comorbid anxiety/depression. Weighted analyses estimated 12-month prevalence, multinomial logistic regression compared the demographic characteristics of the diagnosis groups, and association with experienced

SUBMITTER: Blay SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6039111 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature