Megacities, migration and an evolutionary approach to bipolar disorder: a study of Sardinian immigrants in Latin America

Megacities, migration and an evolutionary approach to bipolar disorder: a study of Sardinian immigrants in Latin America

Objective: To determine whether people with a Sardinian genetic background who live in the megacities of South America have a higher frequency of hypomania than residents of Sardinia. Methods: A community survey of Sardinian immigrants was carried out in four Brazilian metropoles (n=218) and Buenos...

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Main Authors: Mauro G. Carta, Maria F. Moro, Martina Piras, Vanessa Ledda, Eleonora Prina, Serena Stocchino, Germano Orrù, Ferdinando Romano, Maria V. Brasesco, Rafael C. Freire, Antonio E. Nardi, Leonardo Tondo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
Bipolar disorder
migration
evolutionary approach
megacities
Latin America
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