title: Common mental disorders: socio-demographic and pharmacotherapy profile.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  this study reports an association between Common Mental Disorders and the socio-demographic and pharmacotherapy profiles of 106 patients cared for by a Primary Health Care unit in the interior of São Paulo, Brazil.
  
  
  METHODS
  this is a cross-sectional descriptive exploratory study with a quantitative approach. Structured interviews and validated instruments were used to collect data. The Statistical Package for Social Science was used for analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of Common Mental Disorders was 50%. An association was found between Common Mental Disorders and the variables occupation, family income, number of prescribed medications and number of pills taken a day. Greater therapy non-adherence was observed among those who tested positive for Common Mental Disorders.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  this study's results show the importance of health professionals working in PHC to be able to detect needs of a psychological nature among their patients and to support the implementation of actions to prevent the worsening of Common Mental Disorders.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão PretoSP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Viviane Ferrari
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão PretoSP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Tatiana Longo Borges
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Miguel
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão PretoSP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Adriana Inocenti
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Miasso
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult; D016903:Drug Monitoring