Epidemiology of psychotropic drug use in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: gaps in mental illness treatments.

OBJECTIVE: Estimate the prevalence of psychotropic drugs use in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and establish its relationship with the presence of mental disorders. METHODS: A probabilistic sample of non-institutionalized individuals, from the general population of Rio de Janeiro (n = 1208;turn...

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Main Authors: Maria Ines Quintana, Sergio B Andreoli, Fernanda G Moreira, Wagner S Ribeiro, Marcelo M Feijo, Rodrigo A Bressan, Evandro S F Coutinho, Jair J Mari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3653914?pdf=render