Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

Minor psychiatric disorder in primary care in Brazil: a pilot study

1984; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 14; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0033291700003263

1469-8978

Jair de Jesus Mari, Paul Williams,

Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and the Clinical Interview Schedule (CIS) were translated into Portuguese and were used in a pilot study of psychiatric morbidity in primary care at 'The Health Centre Barra Funda/Bom Retiro' of the Faculty of Medicine of Santa Casa Hospital at Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Portuguese translation of the CIS was found to be a feasible instrument for community studies in Brazil, but the Portuguese translation of the GHQ-30 was shown to be of limited use in this particular setting. The extent of minor psychiatric morbidity was very high (46%); 33% was regarded as conspicuous (CPM) and 13% as hidden (HPM).