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Prevalence of mental disorders in Sardinia: a community study in an inland mining district

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

M. G. Carta ,
B. Carpiniello ,
P. L. Morosini  and
N. Rudas
M. G. Carta
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, University of Cagliari; National Institute of Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Rome, Italy
B. Carpiniello*
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, University of Cagliari; National Institute of Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Rome, Italy
P. L. Morosini
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, University of Cagliari; National Institute of Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Rome, Italy
N. Rudas
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, University of Cagliari; National Institute of Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Rome, Italy
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr Bernardo Carpiniello, Institute of Psychiatry, University of Cagliari, Via Liguria, 13, 09127 Cagliari, Italy.
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Synopsis

Using standardized interviews 374 subjects randomly selected among people living in two villages in a mining district in Sardinia (Italy), were studied. Of these, 57 subjects (15·2%) were identified as ‘cases’. Ten per cent of the sample was affected by a depressive syndrome and 4% by an anxiety disorder. Females were significantly more at risk for anxiety disorders, while a trend towards a major risk for depression emerged among middle-aged and elderly people. Of the sample 9·8% were taking benzodiazepines, with a significant over representation of females. Depressed subjects took benzodiazepines more frequently than anxious subjects, while the use of antidepressants was negligible.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , November 1991 , pp. 1061 - 1071
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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