This study investigated the frequency of lifetime mental disorders among Korean immigrants in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Snowball sampling with multiple focuses was used to recruit Korean immigrants older than 18 years and living in São Paulo. A total of 324 Korean immigrants were selected and their mental status was evaluated using a structured interview, namely the Portuguese or the Korean version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview 2.1. The diagnoses of mental disorders were made according to the ICD-10. The frequency of any lifetime psychiatric disorder was 41.9%. The frequencies of main disorders were: anxiety disorder, 13% (post-traumatic stress disorder, 9.6%); mood disorder, 8.6%; somatoform disorders, 7.4%; diss...
BACKGROUND: World population growth is projected to be concentrated in megacities, with increases in...
This study examines how the migration experience affects the mental health status of recent Asian an...
A sample (n=124) of schizophrenic patients from a defined catchment area of the city os S.Paulo, Bra...
This study investigated the frequency of lifetime mental disorders among Korean immigrants in the ci...
This study investigated the frequency of lifetime mental disorders among Korean immigrants in the ci...
OBJECTIVE: Brazil is the country with the largest community of Japanese descendants in the world, fr...
The international immigration has grown the past decades, becoming necessary a comprehension of this...
Background: World population growth is projected to be concentrated in megacities, with increases in...
A migração internacional cresceu muito nas últimas décadas, tornando-se necessário uma compreensão, ...
Background: World population growth is projected to be concentrated in megacities, with increases in...
Objectives. We examined lifetime and 12-month rates of any depressive, anxiety, and substance abuse ...
OBJECTIVE: Brazil is the country with the largest community of Japanese descendants in the world, fr...
This study analyzed common mental disorders in the elderly according to demographic and socioeconomi...
Background: World population growth is projected to be concentrated in megacities, with increases in...
Mental health of immigrants is an important social and clinical issue. Immigrants may report higher ...
BACKGROUND: World population growth is projected to be concentrated in megacities, with increases in...
This study examines how the migration experience affects the mental health status of recent Asian an...
A sample (n=124) of schizophrenic patients from a defined catchment area of the city os S.Paulo, Bra...
This study investigated the frequency of lifetime mental disorders among Korean immigrants in the ci...
This study investigated the frequency of lifetime mental disorders among Korean immigrants in the ci...
OBJECTIVE: Brazil is the country with the largest community of Japanese descendants in the world, fr...
The international immigration has grown the past decades, becoming necessary a comprehension of this...
Background: World population growth is projected to be concentrated in megacities, with increases in...
A migração internacional cresceu muito nas últimas décadas, tornando-se necessário uma compreensão, ...
Background: World population growth is projected to be concentrated in megacities, with increases in...
Objectives. We examined lifetime and 12-month rates of any depressive, anxiety, and substance abuse ...
OBJECTIVE: Brazil is the country with the largest community of Japanese descendants in the world, fr...
This study analyzed common mental disorders in the elderly according to demographic and socioeconomi...
Background: World population growth is projected to be concentrated in megacities, with increases in...
Mental health of immigrants is an important social and clinical issue. Immigrants may report higher ...
BACKGROUND: World population growth is projected to be concentrated in megacities, with increases in...
This study examines how the migration experience affects the mental health status of recent Asian an...
A sample (n=124) of schizophrenic patients from a defined catchment area of the city os S.Paulo, Bra...