PREVALÊNCIA DE TRANSTORNOS MENTAIS COMUNS E FATORESASSOCIADOS EM ADULTOS DA CIDADE DE PELOTAS, RS.

by DA CUNHA, FÁBIO MONTEIRO

A cross-sectional population-based study was conducted to identify the prevalence ofcommon mental disorders (CMD) and verify its association with chronic illnesses and thedeclared number of chronic conditions. The Self-Report Questionnaire (SRQ-20) was appliedin a multi-stage random sample of 1276 adults aged 40 and older. Socio-demographic,behavioral and health-related variables were also obtained with a structured questionnaire.The CMD prevalence was 30.2%. Lower educational level and social class and the group 46-55 years old were associated with psychiatric morbidity. Each chronic illness was associatedwith CMD. However, a stronger association was found between CMD and the declarednumber of chronic conditions, with a prevalence ratio of 4.67 (IC95%: 3.19 ? 6.83) for five ormore declared conditions. The present work emphasizes the importance of CMD inchronically ill patients, particularly when a greater number of chronic conditions is declared.