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SUBMITTER: Murray J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5908817 | biostudies-other | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Murray Joseph J Lima Natália Peixoto NP Ruivo Ana Carolina Oliveira ACO Ramírez Varela Andrea A Bortolotto Caroline Cardozo CC Magalhães Elma Izze da Silva EIDS Leite Franciéle Marabotti Costa FMC Xavier Mariana Otero MO Pingault Jean-Baptiste JB Fazel Seena S Mielke Gregore Iven GI Anselmi Luciana L Wehrmeister Fernando César FC Gonçalves Helen H Menezes Ana Maria Baptista AMB
Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology 20180217 5
<h4>Purpose</h4>Urban violence is a major problem in Brazil and may contribute to mental disorders among victims. The aim of this study was to assess the association between robbery victimisation and mental health disorders in late adolescence.<h4>Methods</h4>At age 18 years, 4106 participants in the 1993 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study were assessed. A questionnaire about history of robbery victimisation was administered, the Self-Report Questionnaire was used to screen for common mental disorders, ...[more]