Objective: To estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms and major depressive
disorder, as assessed in population-based cross-sectional studies of Brazilian adults …

Transtornos mentais contribuem para uma grande carga de incapacidade. Esta revisão
sistemática tem como objetivo resumir a literatura sobre raça/cor da pele e transtornos …

Context Little is known about the relationship between race/ethnicity and depression among
US blacks. Objective To estimate the prevalence, persistence, treatment, and disability of …

The chapter addresses the stigma associated with mental illnesses. It begins by
summarizing the development of thinking about labeling and stigma over the past half …

In this paper, we briefly review theories and findings on migration and health from the health
equity perspective, and then analyse migration-related health inequalities taking into …

With chapters written by leading scholars and researchers, the third edition of A Handbook
for the Study of Mental Health provides an updated, comprehensive review of the sociology …

Latin America is one of the most ethnoracially heterogeneous regions of the world. Despite
this, health disparities research in Latin America tends to focus on gender, class and …

A report by World Health Organization (WHO)(World Health Organization) has enumerated
that mental disorders account for nearly 12% of the global burden of disease. By 2020, these …

Major depression is associated with significant global economic burden, disability, and
diminished quality of life (Murray & Lopez, 1997). Clearly, studying this affliction across …

Background Antenatal depression (AD) is a major public health issue but evidence
regarding its prevalence and associated factors in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) …