BACKGROUND Despite the significant impact of migraine on patients and societies, few studies in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have investigated the association between migraine and suicidal behavior. The objective of our study is to examine the extent to which migraines are associated with suicidal behavior (including suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts) in a well-characterized st...

BACKGROUND The World Mental Health Survey Initiative was designed to evaluate the prevalence, the correlates, the impact and the treatment patterns of mental disorders. This paper describes the rationale and the methodological details regarding the implementation of the survey in Portugal, a country that still lacks representative epidemiological data about psychiatric disorders. METHODS The ...

OBJECTIVE To examine among immigrants and others seeking primary care: (1) the prevalence, types, and predictors of traumatic life events; and (2) the relations among traumatic life events, psychiatric disorders, and utilization of primary care services. DESIGN Survey with structured diagnostic interview. SETTING Community-based, university-affiliated primary care clinic in southern Califor...

The CIDI Short Form is a brief survey instrument designed to identify episodes of major depression. The instrument was developed for inclusion in the US National Health Interview Survey, but has also been used in the Canadian National Population Health Survey (NPHS). In this study, data deriving from use of the CIDI Short Form in the NPHS are compared to published data from the Mental Health Su...

Trichotillomania is an impulse control disorder characterized by repetitive pulling out of one's hair. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of trichotillomania in young adults and its association with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD). A total of 339 individuals completed a questionnaire to determine the presence of trichotillomania. OCD and anxiety disorders were...

BACKGROUND The present study investigated the interrater reliability of the diagnoses of schizophrenia (SCH), schizoaffective disorder (SAD), bipolar disorder (BPD) and unipolar depression (UPD) according to both DSM-IV and ICD-10, as well as the diagnostic congruence between the two classificatory systems. SAMPLING AND METHODS Using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview, two train...

OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to examine the role of gender in the endorsement of symptoms included in both the International Classification of Diseases-10th Edition and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-4th Edition. METHOD Six hundred patients treated for alcohol-related problems in outpatient services in Mexico were evaluated with the Substance Abuse Modul...

BACKGROUND It has long been acknowledged that hearing impairment may increase the risk for psychotic experiences. Recent work suggests that young people in particular may be at risk, indicating a possible developmental mechanism. METHOD The hypothesis that individuals exposed to hearing impairment in early adolescence would display the highest risk for psychotic symptoms was examined in a pro...