Psychiatric disorders in Mexico: lifetime prevalence in a nationally representative sample
Psychiatric disorders in Mexico: lifetime prevalence in a nationally representative sample
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DOI:
10.1192/bjp.bp.106.025841
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发表时间:
2007-06-01
影响因子:
10.5
通讯作者:
Berglund, Patricia
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作者:
Medina-Mora, Maria Elena;Borges, Guilherme;Berglund, Patricia
Background No national data on lifetime prevalence and risk factors for DSM-IV psychiatric disorders are available in Mexico.Aims To present data on lifetime prevalence and projected lifetime risk, age at onset and demographic correlates of DSM-IV psychiatric disorders assessed in the Mexican National Comorbidity Survey.Method The survey was based on a multistage area probability sample of non-institutionalised people aged 18-65 years in urban Mexico. The World Mental Health Survey version of the Composite international Diagnostic Interview was administered by lay interviewers.Results Of those surveyed, 26.1% had experienced at least one psychiatric disorder in their life and 36.4% of Mexicans will eventually experience one of these disorders, Half of the population who present with a psychiatric disorder do so by the age of 21 and younger cohorts are at greater risk for most disorders.Conclusions Our results suggest an urgent need to re-evaluate the resources allocated for the detection and treatment of psychiatric illnesses in Mexico.Declaration of interest None. Funding detailed in Acknowledgements.