Depression and interpersonal violence are issues of increasing public health concern
globally, especially in low-and-middle income countries. Despite the known relationship …

Background Violence is a worldwide public health challenge and has been linked to
depression in many settings. Depression is higher in women and differential exposure to …

Background Violence and other traumatic events, as well as psychiatric disorders are
frequent in developing countries, but there are few population studies to show the actual …

The scope of this article was to assess the association between Intimate Partner Violence
(IPV) and depression among Brazilian adults. This cross-sectional study used data from the …

The World Health Organization considers gender violence a cause of anxiety, depression
and suicidal thoughts among women. This study investigated the association between …

Background Estimating 12-month prevalence of depression, anxiety, and comorbid
anxiety/depression in noninstitutionalized adults (age 15–75) in two violence-prone cities …

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of exposure to violence, characterizing its magnitude,
types and occurrence in the adult population in Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional study with …

OBJETIVO: Estudar os achados epidemiológicos sobre a prevalência de exposição à
violência ea associação entre exposição à violência e problemas de saúde mental em …

Background Important social and economic changes accompanying the recent fast rate of
urbanization have been considered a major factor in triggering and sustaining urban …

Violence is a global public health problem that affects especially the most vulnerable
people. The aim was to analyze the prevalence of psychological violence in the Brazilian …