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Somatic Variants in SVIL in Cerebral Aneurysms
Publication Date
10-1-2009
Journal
World Psychiatry
Abstract
Not enough research efforts on depression have been carried out up to now in Latin America. The knowledge that has resulted from research activities in the United States or Europe offers limited generalizability to other regions of the world, including Latin America. In the Andean highlands of Ecuador, we found very high rates of moderate and severe depressive symptoms, a finding that must be interpreted within its cultural context. Somatic manifestations of depression predominated over cognitive manifestations, and higher education level was protective against depression. These findings call for an appreciation of culturally-specific manifestations of depression and the social factors that influence them. These factors must be further studied in order to give them the deserved priority, allocate resources appropriately, and formulate innovative psychosocial interventions.
Keywords
Depression, Latin America, cultural factors, somatization
DOI
10.1002/j.2051-5545.2009.tb00247.x
PMID
19812756
PMCID
PMC2755283
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
October 2009
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Published Open-Access
yes
