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Benjamín Vicente
Researcher at University of Concepción
Publications - 71
Citations - 2674
Benjamín Vicente is an academic researcher from University of Concepción. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Population. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 71 publications receiving 2327 citations. Previous affiliations of Benjamín Vicente include Royal Hallamshire Hospital.
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The Prevalence Of Treated And Untreated Mental Disorders In Five Countries
Rob V. Bijl,Ron de Graaf,Eva Hiripi,Ronald C. Kessler,Robert Kohn,David R. Offord,T. Bedirhan Üstün,Benjamín Vicente,Wilma A. M. Vollebergh,Ellen E. Walters,Hans-Ulrich Wittchen +10 more
TL;DR: Survey data from Canada, Chile, Germany, The Netherlands, and the United States are analyzed to study the prevalence and treatment of mental and substance abuse disorders and find undertreatment of serious cases is most pronounced among young poorly educated males.
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Los trastornos mentales en América Latina y el Caribe: asunto prioritario para la salud pública
Robert Kohn,Itzhak Levav,José Miguel Caldas de Almeida,Benjamín Vicente,Laura Helena Andrade,Jorge J. Caraveo-Anduaga,Shekhar Saxena,Benedetto Saraceno +7 more
TL;DR: For instance, this article found that the prevalence of trastornos mentales in America Latina and the Caribe is demasiado large, pese a the existence of tratamientos eficaces.
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Lifetime and 12-Month Prevalence of DSM-III-R Disorders in the Chile Psychiatric Prevalence Study
TL;DR: The prevalence rates in Chile are similar to those obtained in other studies conducted in Latin America and Spanish-speaking North American groups, however, comorbidity and alcohol use disorders were not as prevalent as in North America.
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Development and Validation of an International Risk Prediction Algorithm for Episodes of Major Depression in General Practice Attendees The PredictD Study
Michael King,Carl Walker,Gus Levy,Christian Bottomley,Patrick Royston,Scott Weich,Juan Angel Bellon-Saameno,Berta Moreno,Igor Švab,Danica Rotar,Janez Rifel,Heidi-Ingrid Maaroos,Anu Aluoja,Ruth Kalda,Jan Neeleman,Mirjam I. Geerlings,Miguel Xavier,Idalmiro Carraca,Manuel Gonçalves-Pereira,Benjamín Vicente,Sandra Saldivia,Roberto Melipillán,Francisco Torres-González,Irwin Nazareth +23 more
TL;DR: This first risk algorithm for onset of major depression functions as well as similar risk algorithms for cardiovascular events and may be useful in prevention of depression.
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Associations between unemployment and major depressive disorder: evidence from an international, prospective study (the predict cohort).
Barbara J. Jefferis,Irwin Nazareth,Louise Marston,Berta Moreno-Küstner,Juan Ángel Bellón,Igor Švab,Danica Rotar,Mirjam I. Geerlings,Miguel Xavier,Manuel Gonçalves-Pereira,Benjamín Vicente,Sandra Saldivia,Anu Aluoja,Ruth Kalda,Michael King +14 more
TL;DR: Evidence is found that causation and (to a lesser extent) health selection raise the prevalence of depression in the unemployed, and unemployed adults are at particular risk for onset of major clinical depression and should be offered extra services or screened.