Common mental disorders in adolescents: a population based cross-sectional study Transtornos mentais comuns em adolescentes: estudo transversal de base populacional

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and the factors associated with common mental disorders among adolescents in Pelotas, a southern Brazilian city. METHOD: A population based cross-sectional study was carried out in the urban area of Pelotas. Multi-stage sampling was used to obtain a sample of adol...

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Main Authors: Karen Amaral Tavares Pinheiro, Bernardo Lessa Horta, Ricardo Tavares Pinheiro, Lúcia Lessa Horta, Nicole Gomes Terres, Ricardo Azevedo da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2007-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462007000300009