Latent Class Analysis in Depression, Including Clinical and Functional Variables: Evidence of a Complex Depressive Subtype in Primary Care in Chile.

Objective: To establish differentiated depressive subtypes using a latent class analysis (LCA), including clinical and functional indicators in a sample of depressed patients consulted in Chilean Primary Health Care.

Methods: A LCA was performed on a sample of 297 depressed patients consulted in Chilean PHC. The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, the Outcome Questionnaire -social role, and interpersonal subscales were as instruments.

[Association between adverse childhood experiences with depression in adults consulting in primary care].

Background: Traumatic experiences during childhood may influence the development of mental disorders during adulthood.

Aim: To determine clinical and psychosocial variables that are associated with a higher frequency of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) in patients who consult for depression in Primary Health Care clinics in Chile.

Material And Methods: A socio-demographic interview, the mini international neuropsychiatric interview (MINI), a screening for ACE, a questionnaire for partner violence (PV), the Life Experiences Survey (LES) and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRDS) were applied to 394 patients with major depression (87% women).

Childhood trauma and psychiatric comorbidities in patients with depressive disorder in primary care in Chile.

Unlabelled: Childhood trauma is associated with different psychiatric disorders during adulthood. These disorders are often presented in comorbidity with depression.

Objective: To establish the relationship between psychiatric comorbidities and childhood traumatic events in patients with depression in Chile.