ABS95: Mental disorders and asthma: have mental disorders an influence on asthma morbidity?

Mental disorders and asthma in the community.

OBJECTIVE To determine the association between asthma and mental disorders among adults in the community. SETTING Germany. PARTICIPANTS Representative sample of the general population aged 18 to 65 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Diagnoses of current (the past 4 weeks) and lifetime asthma were based on physician diagnosis; current and lifetime DSM-IV mental disorders were assessed using the ...

Mental disorders among adults with asthma: results from the World Mental Health Survey.

OBJECTIVE Our objectives were (a) to determine which common mental disorders are associated with asthma in the general population after controlling for age and sex, and (b) to assess whether the associations of mental disorders with asthma are consistent across diverse countries. METHOD Eighteen population surveys of household-residing adults were carried out in 17 countries (N=85,088). Menta...

Mental Disorders

Morbidity and mortality due to mental disorders in Brazil.

During a recent research, while checking the official epidemiological database, hosted by the Brazilian Health Ministry (DATASUS: www.datasus.gov.br), some interesting information emerged. In determining morbidity and mortality directly related to Mental Disorders (based on World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases [ICD 10]; “Chapter V mental and behavioral disorders”),...

influence of omega fatty acids on mental disorders

a growing number of observational and epidemiological studies have suggested that mental illness, in particular mood disorders, is associated with decreased dietary intake and/or cellular abundance of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (pufa). this has prompted researchers to test the efficacy of omega-3 pufa in a range of different psychiatric disorders. we have critically reviewed the double...