title: [Mental disorders among immigrants in Chile].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Chile is receiving immigrant populations coming from other Latin-American countries.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of Common Mental Disorders (CMD) among immigrants who live in Independencia, a quarter in Santiago, Chile.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross sectional study was carried out in the primary health care clinic and in the state-funded school of Independencia. A representative sample of 282 adults and 341 children were interviewed. Mental disorders were diagnosed using CIS-R and MINI structured interviews.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The interviewed immigrants came mostly from Peru. The prevalence of mental disorders in the adult population was 17.8% and among children, it was 29.3%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The adult immigrants have a lower prevalence of mental disorders than the Chilean population but it increases among children. Barriers of access to health services, that should be solved, were detected.
authors.affiliation: Clínica Psiquiátrica, Hospital Clínico, Universidad de Chile, Chile. grojas@redclinicauchile.cl
authors.forename: Graciela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: Rosemarie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fritsch
authors.forename: Ariel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: Viviana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Guajardo
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: Berta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Díaz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010568:Peru / Q000208:ethnology; D055815:Young Adult