OBJECTIVES To develop and evaluate a short version of the 10/66 dementia diagnostic schedule for use in low-income and middle-income countries. DESIGN Split-half analysis for algorithm development and testing; cross-evaluation of short-schedule and standard-schedule algorithms in 12 community surveys. SETTINGS (1) The 10/66 pilot sample data set of people aged 60 years and over in 25 intern...

BACKGROUND An adequate iodine supply in utero and shortly after birth is known to be crucial to an individual's physical and mental development. The question of whether iodine supplementation later in life can exert a favorable influence on the mental performance of iodine-deficient populations was addressed in various studies, but with contradictory results. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study w...

CONTEXT Former child soldiers are considered in need of special mental health interventions. However, there is a lack of studies investigating the mental health of child soldiers compared with civilian children in armed conflicts. OBJECTIVE To compare the mental health status of former child soldiers with that of children who have never been conscripts of armed groups. DESIGN, SETTING, AND ...

BACKGROUND Adolescents' mental health is a major public health issue. Previous research has shown that socio-economic factors contribute to the health status of adolescents. The present study explores the association between socio-economic status and self-rated mental health among adolescents. METHODS Cross sectional data from the Halmstad Youth Quality of Life cohort was collected in a town ...

In India, "non-notified" slums are not officially recognized by city governments; they suffer from insecure tenure and poorer access to basic services than "notified" (government-recognized) slums. We conducted a study in a non-notified slum of about 12,000 people in Mumbai to determine the prevalence of individuals at high risk for having a common mental disorder (i.e., depression and anxiety)...

objective: studies have identified high prevalence of depression among people living with hiv/aids, but only few studies have looked into this association in this environment. the objectives were to determine the prevalence of major depressive disorder, associated socio-demographic and psychosocial variables in people living with hiv/aids attending an out-patient clinic at the olabisi onabanjo ...

objective: psychiatric distress and work related stress may have a profound effect on an individual's well-being .the aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence rate of mental health problems and their distribution by age, educational level, marital status and years of employment in a chocolate manufacturing company in iran .the general health questionnaire (a widely used screening instru...

background: many countries make many of their governmental sectors private. this transition, however, may affect their employees in numerous ways. objective: to determine the level of occupational stress and mental health of employees of a petrochemical company in isfahan, central iran, before and 3 months after privatization. methods: out of the 700 employees of the studied company, using a st...

OBJECTIVE A randomized placebo-controlled trial of treatment for common mental disorders in Goa, India found that psychological treatment (problem-solving) was no more effective than placebo. The study aimed to identify factors predicting outcome amongst participants receiving the psychological treatment, as measured by score on the Revised Clinical Interview Schedule (CISR). METHOD The CISR ...