Journal article
The epidemiology of psychotropic use in the City of São Paulo
Abstract
This is a cross-sectional community study conducted to assess the one-year prevalence of psychotropic use in the city of São Paulo. A representative stratified sample of the city was drawn from three sub-districts selected on the basis of their health indicators (Ramos & Goihman, 1989). The probability of a psychiatric disorder was estimated by means of the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Questionnaire (QMPA) developed by Santana (1982). The total …
Authors
de Jesus Mari J; Almeida-Filho N; Coutinho E; Andreoli SB; de Miranda CT; Streiner D
Journal
Psychological Medicine, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 467–474
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
May 1993
DOI
10.1017/s0033291700028555
ISSN
0033-2917