… of favelas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, we assessed: sociodemographic characteristics; extent of
personal experiences and fear of neighbourhood violence; mental … percentage of women in …

… We argue that both individual women’s existing associative experiences and the activities of
… There has been huge demand from women suffering from depression and anxiety, among …

… Moreover, a cohort study of primary healthcare attendees who screened positive for depression
in Hong Kong, revealed that help seeking intention was not associated with helpseeking …

… son went into depression and was also taken by anxiety. I … but psychological, as revealed
by the stress and anxiety created … but suffered with exorbitant rates of stress, depression, and …

… gendered rhythms of affective and emotional self-regulation. … variability – her sympathetic
nervous system responds with … has suffered deeply traumatic events whilst walking in the favela…

… slums of one of Rio de Janeiro’s largest favelas, Complexo da … alcohol and drug consumption,
depression and suicide, and … suffering psychological, emotional abuse, without realising it. …

… , we seek to provide insights into an approach to mental illness … by depressive symptoms
in the favelas: Black women over 40, … Local idioms of distress like doença de nervos (nervous …

… associated with depression and anxiety, psychological distress, … ’s population lives in informal
settlements known as favelas.14 … Furthermore, experiences of discrimination can induce …

… in the community (baile funk in the slum), and raped her. She … persons, most probably
increasing their mental distress. … -social issues including depression and anxiety seem to be highly …

… I believe that in cases of anxiety disorders, especially social … I recently even had a case of a
serious depressed woman, a long… health units are located either within or near favelas. Some …