Trastornos mentales comunes y uso de servicios de salud en población inmigrante

Índice h5: 26
Mediana m5: 40

Graciela Rojas; Rosemarie Fritsch; Ariel Castro; Viviana Guajardo; Pamela Torres; Berta Díaz

Autores/as

Graciela Rojas Universidad de Chile, Clínica Psiquiátrica, Hospital Clínico.
Rosemarie Fritsch Universidad de Chile, Clínica Psiquiátrica, Hospital Clínico.Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Medicina.
Ariel Castro Universidad de Chile, Centro de Epidemiología Clínica, Hospital Clínico.Magíster en Epidemiología Clínica
Viviana Guajardo Universidad de Chile, Clínica Psiquiátrica, Hospital Clínico.Universidad de Chile, Escuela de Salud PúblicaAlumna del programa conjunto de doctorado en Salud Pública y Especialidad de Psiquiatría adultos.
Pamela Torres Universidad de Chile, Escuela de Salud PúblicaMagíster en Salud Públicac
Berta Díaz Universidad de Chile, Clínica Psiquiátrica, Hospital Clínico.Asistente social

Palabras clave:

Chile, Emigrants and inmigrants, Mental health, Perú

Resumen

MENTAL DISORDERS AMONG IMMIGRANTS IN CHILE

Background: Chile is receiving immigrant populations coming from other Latin-American countries. Aim: To determine the prevalence of Common Mental Disorders (CMD) among immigrants who live in Independencia, a quarter in Santiago, Chile. Material and 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.