title: Minor psychiatric disorder in primary care in Brazil: a pilot study.
abstract: 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).
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000592:standards; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires