Higher prevalence of major depressive symptoms in Brazilians aged 14 and older

Objective: Depression is a highly prevalent condition and is considered a major public health issue. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms in the Brazilian population and establish their sociodemographic correlates. Method: A cross-sectional study was con...

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Main Authors: Cassiano L.S. Coelho, José Alexandre S. Crippa, Jair L.F. Santos, Ilana Pinsky, Marcos Zaleski, Raul Caetano, Ronaldo Laranjeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2013-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462013000200142&lng=en&tlng=en