[Disparities in the use of mental health services of adolescents in Chile].

Objective: To examine disparities in the use of mental health services (MHS) in adolescents according to sociodemographic factors.

Subjects And Method: 2,022 adolescents aged 13-19 years in Santiago, Chile, participated in the study. Between April and May 2008, they answered a self-report survey that assessed lifetime (history of treatment for depression) and current (psychological or pharmacological treatment) use of MHS, sociodemographic variables, and psychopathology as symptoms of depression, symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder, and risk of problematic substance use.

[Depression, generalized anxiety and risk of problematic substance use in high school students].

Objective: To estimate the prevalence and comorbidity of depression, generalized anxiety, and risk of problematic substance use in adolescents, and to examine the sociodemographic variables associated with these mental health problems.

Subjects And Method: 2,022 students from first to third year of high school (9th to 11th grade) from 8 educational establishments in the northern area of Santiago, Chile, participated in the study. The mean age was 15.

Barriers and Facilitators to Mental Health Help-Seeking and Experiences with Service Use among LGBT+ University Students in Chile.

Barriers limiting access to mental health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and other sexual and gender minority (LGBT+) university students have not yet been explored in depth. The aim of this study was to explore the barriers and facilitators to mental health help seeking and experiences with service use among LGBT+ university students. Participants were 24 LGBT+ students between 18 and 23 years of age from a university in Chile.

[Psychometric properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale in Chilean adolescents].

Background: The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale is widely used for the assessment of generalized anxiety disorder.

Aim: To adapt the GAD-7 to the Chilean adolescent population and to evaluate its psychometric properties.

Material And Methods: The GAD-7 was adapted and administered to 2,022 adolescents between 13 and 19 years of age, recruited from eight schools in the northern area of Santiago, Chile.

State of Mental Health Research of Adolescents and Youth in Chile: An Ontological Analysis.

Knowing the state of mental health research in adolescents and youth can be an important tool for decision-making, especially in contexts of limited resources. The aim of this study is to map the scientific research on adolescent and youth mental health in Chile using an ontological framework. We have mapped the population of research articles on mental health of adolescents and youth in Chile in Scopus, Web of Science, and SciELO databases onto the ontology.

Social and Economic Factors Associated With Subthreshold and Major Depressive Episode in University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Depression is one of the most frequent mental health disorders in college students and variations according to social and economic factors have been reported, however, whether social and economic variations also exist in subthreshold depression is still unknown, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of subthreshold depressive episode (SDE) and major depressive episode (MDE) and to examine the association between social and economic factors with SDE and MDE in undergraduate students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants were 1,577 college students from a university in the south of Chile (64.

Growing Up with Intimate Partner Violence at Home: Adolescents' Narratives on Their Coping Strategies.

Purpose: The research on adolescents who have grown up around intimate partner violence (IPV) between their parents or caregivers has mostly focused on adolescent's victimization experiences and the negative impact of this type of violence on their mental health. More research is needed on how they respond to these experiences. The aim of this study is to understand adolescents' coping strategies regarding IPV between their parents or caregivers, from their perspectives.

[Prevalence estimation of Autism Spectrum disorders in chilean urban population].

Introduction: The prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder has increased, varying between 0.5 and 1% around the world. The prevalence of ASD in Chile is unknown.

Growing up in the context of intimate partner violence: Experiences and meanings for adolescents in Chile.

Background: Growing up in the context of intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with a range of mental health problems in childhood. A recent area of research in this field considers the perspectives of children and adolescents in understanding the phenomenon of IPV.

Objective: To explore the lived experiences of adolescents growing up in the context of IPV and the meanings they construct about the phenomenon.

The co-occurrence of intimate partner violence exposure with other victimizations: A nationally representative survey of Chilean adolescents.

Background: Previous studies have found a high co-occurrence between Intimate Partner Violence exposure (IPVe) and other forms of victimization, such as physical and sexual abuse, yet little is known about this issue from community samples in Latin America or -in particular- Chile.

Objective: To examine the prevalence, sociodemographic correlates and co-occurrence of IPVe with other youth victimizations in Chile.

Participants And Setting: A secondary data analysis of the First Poly-victimization Survey in Children and Adolescents in Chile was conducted, which had 19,684 responses from 7 to 11 grade students attending publicly-funded, subsidized and independent schools in urban areas across the country.

Stigmatizing Beliefs and Attitudes to Depression in Adolescent School Students in Chile and Colombia.

Major depressive disorder (MDD) affects between 4 and 5% of adolescents. However, there is still a huge gap between adolescents who meet criteria for MDD and those who receive mental health care. Stigmatizing attitudes toward depression are among the main barriers to seeking professional help.

Subthreshold depression in adolescence: Gender differences in prevalence, clinical features, and associated factors.

Background: Subthreshold depression (SD) is an important mental health problem in adolescence given its high prevalence, comorbidity, and functional impairment. However, currently little is known about gender differences of SD in adolescence. The aim of this study was to examine gender differences in prevalence, clinical features, and associated factors in adolescents with subthreshold depressive episode (SDE).

A Qualitative Account of Children's Perspectives and Responses to Intimate Partner Violence in Chile.

The literature has shown that including children's perspectives in intimate partner violence (IPV) field research will improve our understanding of this violence and its impact on the well-being of victims. Furthermore, the literature suggests that children are not passive witnesses. Rather, they use a variety of strategies to cope with IPV.