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    • Lizana, Pablo; Vega Fernández, Gustavo; Lera Marques, Lydia (Frontiers Media, 2020)
      Aim The school teacher profession has been reported to be associated with an increased rate of health problems that can affect the quality of life (QoL) of teachers. However, there is little information about rural teachers. ...
    • Gaete, Jorge; Rojas Castillo, María Graciela; Fritsch Montero, Rosemarie; Araya, Ricardo (Frontiers Media SA, 2018)
      Background: Substance use among adolescents is a major problem worldwide, producing many health and economic consequences. Even though there are well-known personal, familial, and social factors associated with drug use, ...
    • Vergara, Gonzalo Andrade (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, 2015)
      In Chile, the treatment of depression in public health care is guaranteed by law. Nevertheless, the real performance of treatments as actually provided to patients and the way in which health care teams in charge of their ...
    • González, María Isabel; Rojas Castillo, María Graciela; Fritsch Montero, Rosemarie; Araya, Ricardo (2001)
      The use of illegal drugs is an issue that has raised both international and national concern. This paper deals with the descriptive results from a household survey of the use of marijuana and cocaine in a population aged ...
    • Rotarou, Elena; Sakellariou, Dikaios (Elsevier, 2018-07)
      Background: Evidence suggests there is an association between depressive symptoms and disability. Objective/Hypothesis: The objective of this study was to examine whether people with disabilities in the United Kingdom and ...
    • Pastene Ahumada, Scarlet Carolina (Universidad de Chile, 2024)
      Este ensayo tiene como propósito conocer las obligaciones jurídicas del Estado chileno en materia de salud mental, de modo a permitir el efectivo acceso a servicios y prestaciones médicas a las personas migrantes en Chile. ...
    • Vohringer, Paul A.; Jimenez, Mirtha I.; Igor, Mirko A.; Fores, Gonzalo A.; Correa, Matias O.; Sullivan, Matthew C.; Holtzman, Niki S.; Whitham, Elizabeth A.; Barroilhet, Sergio A.; Alvear, Katherine; Logvinenko, Tanya; Kent, David M.; Ghaemi, Nassir S. (Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd, 2013)
      Objectives: Although efficacious treatments for mood disorders are available in primary care, under-diagnosis is associated with under-treatment and poorer outcomes. This study compares the accuracy of self-administered ...
    • Jiménez Molina, Álvaro; Reyes Pérez, Pablo Andrés; Rojas, Graciela (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, Chile, 2021)
      There are marked differences associated with socio-economic factors in the prevalence of depressive symptoms (DS) in men and women. Aim: To estimate the association between socioeconomic status and DS in Chile and to ...
    • Schnettler, Berta; Miranda, Horacio; Sepúlveda, José; Orellana, Ligia; Etchebarne, Soledad; Lobos, Germán; Mora González, Marcos; Denegri, Marianela; Grunert, Klaus G. (Grupo Aula Medica S.A., 2014)
      © 2014 Grupo Aula Medica S.A. All rights reserved. Objective: To characterize university students typologies according to chronic food restriction, satisfaction with life and food consumption. Materials and method: A ...
    • Urzúa, Alfonso M.; Caqueo Urizar, Alejandra; Calderon Carvajal, Carlos; Rojas Paez, Luisa (Interciencia, 2017)
      The present study analyzed the mediating effect of perceived social support on the relationship between acculturation stress and general health in Colombian and Peruvian immigrants in Northern Chile. Eight hundred and fifty ...
    • Da Silva, Andrea Tenório Correia; Hanlon, Charlotte; Susser, Ezra; Rojas, Graciela; García Claro, Heloísa; Quayle, Julieta; Habtamu, Kassahun; Burrone, María Soledad; Cavalcanti, María Tavares; Sharma, Mona; Schneider, Marguerite; Adhikari, Ramesh Prasad; van de Water, Tanya; Mohammed, Yasmin; Ordóñez, Anna E.; Seedat, Soraya (BioMed Central, 2019)
      Background: Emerging researchers in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) face many barriers, including inadequacies in funding, international exposure and mentorship. In 2012, the National Institute of Mental Health ...
    • Sepúlveda Prado, Rodrigo; Martínez Nahuel, Vania; Vohringer Cárdenas, Paul; Barroilhet Diez, Sergio; Guajardo Tobar, Viviana; Fritsch Montero, Rosemarie; Araya, Ricardo; Rojas Castillo, María Graciela (Universidad de Chile, Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, 2010)
      El estudio consistió en una evaluación cualitativa de la versión piloto del taller “Yo Pienso, Yo Siento, Yo Actúo”. Este taller está destinado a prevenir la depresión en adolescentes y está basado en el enfoque ...
    • Castro, Ariel; Larrain, Alberto; Fritsch, Rosemarie; Rojas, Graciela (2012)
      The objective of this review was to search the literature on the use of telemedicine in mental health and evaluate if it can play a role in Chile. A systematic, qualitative review was carried out to compile systematic ...
    • Errázuriz, Paula; Valdés, Camila; Vöhringer, Paul A.; Calvo, Esteban (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2015)
      In spite of the high prevalence of mental health disorders in Chile, there is a significant financing deficit in this area when compared to the world’s average. The financing for mental health has not increased in ...
    • St.Denis, Emily E.; Sepúlveda, Enrique; Téllez, Carlos; Arboleda-Flórez, Julio; Stuart, Heather; Lam, Miu (2012)
      Mental disorders are among the most prevalent of chronic disorders, and a high prevalence of these disorders has been consistently found in jails and prisons. This study was a retrospective case series that described the ...
    • Moreno, Ximena; Gajardo Jáuregui, Jean Andre; Monsalves, María José (BMC, 2022)
      Background Different factors are associated with late life depression and diagnosis, including gender. It has also been reported that depression among older people is underdiagnosed. As a result, the mental health needs ...
    • Horwitz Campos, Nina; Bascuñán, Luz; Schattino, Irene; Acuña, Julia; Jiménez, Juan Pablo (2010)
      Background: The recent and ongoing changes in the structure and social organization of medicine have deeply transformed medical practice. Aim: To study the perception of these changes by physicians, the impact of these ...
    • Lizana, Pablo A.; Vega Fernández, Gustavo; Gómez Bruton, Alejandro; Leyton Dinamarca, Bárbara de Lourdes; Lera Marques, Lydia de la Caridad (MDPI, 2021)
      Background: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers were already reporting a low quality of life (QoL) perception, with a significant impact on mental and physical health due to various stress factors associated with work ...
    • Núñez, Daniel; Martínez, Pablo; Borghero, Francesca; Campos, Susana; Martínez Nahuel, Vania Angélica (BMJ, 2021)
      Introduction The stigma towards mental disorders can limit the use and effectiveness of available mental health interventions for young people. We aim to systematically review effectiveness of interventions to reduce stigma ...
    • Araya, Ricardo; Alvarado Muñoz, Rubén; Sepúlveda Prado, Rodrigo; Rojas Castillo, María Graciela (Pan Amer Health Organization, 2012)
      In Chile, the National Depression Detection and Treatment Program (Programa Nacional de Diagnostico y Tratamiento de la Depresion, PNDTD) in primary care is a rare example of an evidence-based mental health program that ...