Violence and post-traumatic stress disorder in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: the protocol for an epidemiological and genetic survey.

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Violence and post-traumatic stress disorder in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: the protocol for an epidemiological and genetic survey.

BMC psychiatry - 7 Jun 2009

Andreoli Sérgio Baxter, Ribeiro Wagner Silva, Quintana Maria Ines, Guindalini Camila, Breen Gerome, Blay Sergio Luis, Coutinho Evandro S F, Harpham Trudy, Jorge Miguel Roberto, Lara Diogo Rizzato, Moriyama Tais S, Quarantini Lucas C, Gadelha Ary, Vilete Liliane Maria Pereira, Yeh Mary S L, Prince Martin, Figueira Ivan, Bressan Rodrigo A, Mello Marcelo F, Dewey Michael E, Ferri Cleusa P, Mari Jair de Jesus

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BACKGROUND: violence is a public health major concern, and it is associated with post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychiatric outcomes. Brazil is one of the most violent countries in the world, and has an extreme social inequality. Research on the association between violence and mental health may support public health policy and thus reduce the burden of disease attributable to violence. The main...

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DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-9-34
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