Abstract
Chile is receiving immigrant populations coming from other Latin-American countries.To determine the prevalence of Common Mental Disorders (CMD) among immigrants who live in Independencia, a quarter in Santiago, Chile.A cross sectional study was carried out in the primary health care clinic and in the state-funded school of Independencia. A representative sample of 282 adults and 341 children were interviewed. Mental disorders were diagnosed using CIS-R and MINI structured interviews.The interviewed immigrants came mostly from Peru. The prevalence of mental disorders in the adult population was 17.8% and among children, it was 29.3%.The adult immigrants have a lower prevalence of mental disorders than the Chilean population but it increases among children. Barriers of access to health services, that should be solved, were detected.
Highlights
Chile is receiving immigrant populations coming from other LatinAmerican countries
Aim: To determine the prevalence of Common Mental Disorders (CMD) among immigrants who live in Independencia, a quarter in Santiago, Chile
The adult immigrants have a lower prevalence of mental disorders than the Chilean population but it increases among children
Summary
Clínica. bAlumna del programa conjunto de doctorado en Salud Pública y Especialidad de Psiquiatría adultos. cMagíster en Salud Pública. BAlumna del programa conjunto de doctorado en Salud Pública y Especialidad de Psiquiatría adultos. Este estudio fue financiado con fondos proveniente de la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM), Misión Chile en convenio con el Ministerio de Salud. Recibido el 2 de julio de 2010, aceptado el 26 de julio de 2011. Av. La Paz 1003 E-mail: grojas@ redclinicauchile.cl. GRACIELA ROJAS1, ROSEMARIE FRITSCH1,2, ARIEL CASTRO3,a, VIVIANA GUAJARDO1,4,b, PAMELA TORRES4,c, BERTA DÍAZ1
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