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    • Association between adolescent suicide and sociodemographic factors in Chile: Cross-sectional ecological study 
      Cuadrado, Cristóbal; Zitko, Pedro; Covarrubias, Trinidad; Hernandez, Dunia; Sade, Cristina; Klein, Carolina; Gomez, Alejandro (Hogrefe Publishing GmbH, 2015)
      © 2015 Hogrefe Publishing. Background: Adolescent suicide rates (ASR) are a matter of concern worldwide. Causes of this trend are not understood and could correspond to socioeconomic factors such as inequality. Aim: To ...
    • Bone mineral metabolism in patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis in southern metropolitan santiago ... 
      De Arechavaleta, Andrea Ruiz; Quintero, Nerio; Daniela, Parra E.U.; Jara, Aquiles; Russo, Moisés; Zitko, Pedro; Pefaur, Jacqueline (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2015)
      © 2015, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved.Background: Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKDMBD) is a condition of dialysis patients associated with both morbidity and mortality. Management ...
    • Effectiveness of the workshop "Adolescent depression: What can schools do?" 
      Martínez, Vania; Espinosa, Daniel; Zitko, Pedro; Marín, Rigoberto; Schilling, Sara; Schwerter, Camila; Rojas, Graciela (Frontiers Research Foundation, 2015)
      © 2015 Martínez, Espinosa, Zitko, Marín, Schilling, Schwerter and Rojas. Introduction: Adolescent depression is associated with serious consequences. School staff is in a unique position to screen and refer adolescents ...
    • GERO cohort protocol, Chile, 2017–2022: community-based cohort of functional decline in subjective cognitive ... 
      Slachevsky Chonchol, Andrea; Zitko, Pedro; Martínez Pernía, David; Forno, Gonzalo; Court, Felipe A.; Lillo, Patricia; Villagra Castro, Roque; Durán Aniotz, Claudia Andrea; Parrao, Teresa; Assar, Rodrigo; Orellana, Paulina; Toledo, Carolina; Rivera, Rodrigo; Ibáñez, Agustín; Parra, Mario A.; González Billault, Christian; Amieva, Helena; Thumala, Daniela (BMC, 2020)
      Background: With the global population aging and life expectancy increasing, dementia has turned a priority in the health care system. In Chile, dementia is one of the most important causes of disability in the elderly ...
    • Implementing a community model of mental health care in Chile: impact on psychiatric emergency visits 
      Zitko, Pedro; Ramírez Flores, Jorge; Markkula, Niina; Norambuena, Pablo; Ortiz, Ana María; Sepúlveda Jara, Rafael (American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2017)
      Objective: The community model of mental health care (CMMHC) is recommended as the bestway to organizemental health care, but evidence of its successful implementation and effectiveness is scarce, particularly in resource-poor ...
    • Implementing the community mental health care model in a large latin-american urban area: The experience ... 
      Sepúlveda, Rafael; Ramírez, Jorge; Zitko, Pedro; Ortiz, Ana; Norambuena, Pablo; Barrera, Álvaro; Vera, Cecilia; Illanes, Eduardo (2012)
      This article outlines the development of the Barros Luco General Hospital's Psychiatry Service since its creation in 1968. Initially, some historical and political background is provided followed by a description of how ...
    • Neuropsychological assessment of patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis prior to the use of ... 
      Nogales-Gaete, Jorge; Aracena, Rodrigo; Díaz, Vannia; Zitko, Pedro; Eloiza, Claudio; Cepeda-Zumaeta, Sergio; Agurto, Paula; González, Carola (2012)
      Background: The detection of cognitive changes (CC) and psychiatric disorders in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (MS-RR) contributes to patient clinical monitoring. Aim: To assess the frequency and characteristics ...
    • Primary care consultation liaison and the rate of psychiatric hospitalizations: a countrywide study in Chile 
      Sepúlveda Jara, Rafael; Zitko, Pedro; Ramírez Flores, Jorge; Markkula, Niina; Alvarado Muñoz, Rubén (Organización Panamericana de la Salud, 2018)
      Objectives. To assess the quality of consultation liaison across all primary health care centers in Chile, and its potential relationship with the psychiatric hospitalization rate. Methods. We carried out a countrywide ...
    • Screening depressive episodes in adolescents. Validation of the patient health questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) ... 
      Borghero, Francesca; Martínez, Vania; Zitko, Pedro; Vöhringer, Paul A.; Cavada Chacón, Gabriel; Rojas, Graciela (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2018)
      © 2018, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved.Background: There is a paucity of validated instruments for screening depression in adolescent populations in Chile. Aim: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of the ...
    • Tamizaje de episodio depresivo en adolescentes. Validación del instrumento PHQ-9 
      Borghero, Francesca; Martínez, Vania; Zitko, Pedro; Vohringer, Paul; Cavada Chacón, Gabriel; Rojas Castillo, María Graciela (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2018-04)
      Background: There is a paucity of validated instruments for screening depression in adolescent populations in Chile. Aim: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of the adolescent version of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 ...
    • Universal screening program and early intervention (USPEI) in congenital bilateral sensorineural hearing ... 
      Albertz, Nicolás; Cardemil Morales, Felipe; Rahal, Maritza; Mansilla, Francisca; Cárdenas, Rodrigo; Zitko, Pedro (2013)
      Congenital hearing loss is the total or partial inability to hear sounds through the ears. It is the most common disability in newborns in Chile and worldwide, and is a permanent condition. The direct impact on children ...