title: A survey on anxious and depressive complaints of Brazilian women.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Affective disorders and symptoms are very prominent among women. However specific complaints and symptoms may vary in different cultures.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey on the most common complaints from Brazilian women, identified as anxious or depressive symptoms, was performed with a focus group of 6 psychiatrists. The results are shown and a narrative review of manifestations of anxious and depressive symptoms in Latin American women are reported.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Complaints and symptoms of depression and anxiety are associated with some ethnic and socio-cultural factors. The overlap between depression and anxiety is substantial.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The authors concluded that there is still insufficient quantitative scientific evidence, allowing a clear view of this subject.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There have been suggestions that ethnic, cultural, and economic conditions seem to play an important role in presentation of depressive and anxious symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychobiology, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luís Pereira
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Justo
authors.forename: Elizabethe Cristina
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Borsonelo
authors.forename: Alexandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Borja Gonçalves Guerra
authors.forename: Helena Maria
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Calil
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires