Prevalence and associated factors of mental disorders in the nationwide primary care population in Latvia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental disorders are common amongst patients in primary care. There are no published studies on the prevalence of mental disorders in primary care patients in Latvia. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the current prevalence of mental disorders in the nationwide Latvian primary care population and to study possible associated factors and comorbidity of mental disorders.

Methods

A cross-sectional study within the framework of the National Research Program BIOMEDICINE 2014-2017 was performed at 24 primary care settings across Latvia. Adult patients seen over a 1-week time period at each facility were invited to participate in the study. Sociodemographic variables (age, sex, education, employment and marital status, place of residence, and ethnicity) were asses

SUBMITTER: Rancans E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7137231 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature