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Educare

Educare

ENERO 2005 N° 1 Volumen 3

Mental health problems: epidemiology, risk factors, prevention and control

Section: LEARNING TO TEACH

Authors

Ester García-Ovejero, Inés Gómez García, Elisa Iglesias Castellano, Mónica Liquete Briffel, Irene Martínez Laguna, Paloma Moyano Mora, Carmen Muñiz Bascuas

Position

Estudiantes de 3er curso de Enfermería de la EUE “Puerta de Hierro”, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Contact address

C/ Bretón de los herreros 7, 5º C. 28003 Madrid.

Contact email: estergarciaovejero@yahoo.es

Abstract

Our objective has been to offer a general, epidemiological vision on the most lethal, and thus having the most social impact, mental health problems: depression, eating disorders, schizophrenia and suicide. From a nursing perspective, emphasis has been placed on their magnitude, risk factors, prevention and control.

Keywords:

mental health; epidemiology; depression; eating disorders; anorexia; bulimia; suicide; schizophrenia; prevention; controlCommunity Nursing

Versión en Español

Título:

Los problemas de salud mental: epidemiología, factores de riesgo, prevención y control