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The increasing burden of pancreatic cancer in Brazil from 2000 to 2019: estimat...
Chaves,Diogo Oliveira; Bastos,Aline Cândida; Almeida,Alessandra Maciel; Guerra,Maximiliano Ribeiro; Teixeira,Maria Teresa BustamanteAbstract INTRODUCTION: Pancreatic cancer is increasing worldwide. The burden of pancreatic cancer in Brazil and its states was analyzed and compared with that from the USA and China. METHODS: This is a descriptive study of the incidence and mortality estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study, from 2000 to 2019. The Brazilian states presenting the highest and lowest socio-demographic index (SDI) wer...
The burden of suicide in Brazil: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Stu...
Bonadiman,Cecília Silva Costa; Naghavi,Mohsen; Melo,Ana Paula SoutoAbstract INTRODUCTION: Suicide deaths varies according to location, sex, and age. This study analyzed the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (GBD 2019) concerning suicide in Brazil. METHODS: This study described the mortality and years of life lost (YLL) due to premature death caused by suicide in Brazil in 1990 and 2019. The numbers, crude and age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR), and YLL were compared amon...
The burden of mental disorders attributable by cocaine use: Global Burden of Di...
Crepalde,Rayce dos Santos; Bonadiman,Cecília Silva Costa; Malta,Deborah Carvalho; Naghavi,Mohsen; Melo,Ana Paula SoutoAbstract INTRODUCTION: Brazil is an important consumer market for cocaine. However, the consequences of this consumption and the pattern of distribution of the estimates are still poorly studied in the Brazilian states. The Global Burden of Disease study - 2019 (GBD-2019) has enabled us to describe and analyze indicators of mental disorders (MD) attributable by cocaine use in Brazil and its states, in 1990 and ...
Suicide mortality among older adults in Brazil between 2000 and 2019 - estimate...
Pires,Ademar Moreira; Reis,Júlia Gondim Maia; Garcia,Flávia Megda; Veloso,Guilherme Augusto; Melo,Ana Paula Souto; Naghavi,MohsenAbstract INTRODUCTION: Older adults present a higher risk of suicide, and Brazil is experiencing a fast population aging. To understand the impact of demographic transition, we compared Brazilian suicide mortality rates (MR) among adults (50+ years) with global rates, those from one high-income country, and those from one middle-income country. Looking for regional disparities, the MR was analyzed among older a...
Psychiatric hospitalizations by the Unified Health System in Brazil between 200...
Rocha,Hugo André da; Reis,Ilka Afonso; Santos,Marcos Antônio da Cunha; Melo,Ana Paula Souto; Cherchiglia,Mariangela LealABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To characterize the profile of patients hospitalized for mental and behavioral disorders by the Unified Health System (SUS) in Brazil between 2000 and 2014, and to verify how aspects of the new mental health policy influenced the rate of hospitalized patients in that period. METHODS Non-concurrent prospective cohort study using secondary data from inpatients with a primary diagnosis of mental...
Homelessness and incarceration among psychiatric patients in Brazil
Melo,Ana Paula Souto; Lima,Eduardo de Paula; Barros,Fabiana Cristina Ribeiro de; Camelo,Lidyane do Valle; Guimarães,Mark Drew CroslandAbstract Psychiatric patients are at increased risk of adverse life events, such as being incarcerated and homelessness in their life course. Using data from a cross-sectional multicenter study of 2,475 patients selected from 26 mental health services in Brazil, we examined the association of sociodemographic, clinical, behavioral, and adverse life characteristics with history of homelessness, incarceration or ...
Gender differences and psychotropic polypharmacy in psychiatric patients in Bra...
Costa,Juliana de Oliveira; Ceccato,Maria das Graças Braga; Melo,Ana Paula Souto; Acurcio,Francisco de Assis; Guimarães,Mark Drew CroslandAbstract: We aimed to estimate the prevalence and correlates of psychotropic polypharmacy in Brazilian psychiatric patients by gender. Sociodemographic, behavioral and clinical data were obtained through face-to-face interviews and medical charts of 2,475 patients. Psychotropic polypharmacy was defined as the use of two or more psychotropic drugs and occurred in 85.7% of men (95%CI: 83.6%-87.6%) and 84.9% of wo...
Mortalidade por cirrose, câncer hepático e transtornos devidos ao uso de álcool...
Melo,Ana Paula Souto; França,Elisabeth Barboza; Malta,Deborah Carvalho; Garcia,Leila Posenato; Mooney,Meghan; Naghavi,MohsenRESUMO: Introdução: O uso de álcool é um dos principais fatores de risco preveníveis para mortalidade ou incapacidade prematuras. Objetivo: Descrever as estimativas de mortalidade e anos de vida perdidos por morte prematura (YLL) por cirrose, câncer hepático e transtornos devidos ao uso de álcool no Brasil e suas unidades da federação (UFs), em 1990 e 2015. Métodos: Estudo descritivo com dados do estudo de Carg...
A carga dos transtornos mentais e decorrentes do uso de substâncias psicoativas...
Bonadiman,Cecília Silva Costa; Passos,Valéria Maria de Azeredo; Mooney,Meghan; Naghavi,Mohsen; Melo,Ana Paula SoutoRESUMO: Introdução: Os transtornos mentais e decorrentes do uso de substâncias psicoativas (TM) são altamente prevalentes, gerando elevado custo social e econômico. Objetivo: Descrever a carga dos TM no Brasil e Unidades Federativas (UFs), em 1990 e 2015. Métodos: Estudo descritivo da carga de doença dos TM, por meio de estimativas padronizadas por idade do Global Burden of Disease Study 2015: anos de vida perd...
Recent illicit drug use among psychiatric patients in Brazil: a national repres...
Nahas,Miriam Almeida; Melo,Ana Paula Souto; Cournos,Francine; Mckinnon,Karen; Wainberg,Milton; Guimarães,Mark Drew CroslandABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate factors associated to illicit drug use among patients with mental illness in Brazil according to gender. METHODS A cross-sectional representative sample of psychiatric patients (2,475 individuals) was randomly selected from 11 hospitals and 15 public mental health outpatient clinics. Data on self-reported illicit drug use and sociodemographic, clinical and behavioral characteristi...