Community violence in neighborhoods and common mental disorders among Brazilian adolescents

Abstract Background This study aims to explore the association between exposure to neighborhood violence and the presence of common mental disorders (CMDs) among Brazilian adolescents aged 12 to 17 years. Additionally, we aim to analyze whether sex, age and race are modifiers of the effect of this a...

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Main Authors: Claudia Reis Miliauskas, Washington Junger, Natalia Hellwig, Katia Vergetti Bloch, Claudia de Souza Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05269-8