Social Support, Stress and Emotional Symptoms Among LGBTQ+ College Students in Chile.

Objective: to compare the relationships between emotional symptomatology and perceived social support according to gender identity and sexual orientation in LGBTQ+ university students.

Methods: 322 Chilean LGBTQ+ college students answered an online survey based on sociodemographic information and validated instruments. Analysis of variance and linear regressions were made.

[Concepción inventory: Development of a screening instrument for depression in primary care in Chile].

Background: Screening instruments are required for the detection of depressive disorders by primary care practitioners.

Aim: To develop a screening instrument to detect depression, based on data gathered interviewing patients attending primary health care settings.

Material And Methods: The instrument was constructed with data about factors associated or triggering a depressive disorder obtained from 3,000 patients consulting for general morbidity.

[Prevalence of mental health disorders among children and adolescents living in southern Chile].

Background: The knowledge about prevalence of psychiatric disorders in all age groups is fundamental to plan an adequate mental health care.

Aim: To determine the prevalence of DSM-IV psychiatric disorders in a representative sample of children and adolescents living in the province of Cautin, Chile.

Material And Methods: Subjects aged between 4 and 18 years were selected in an aleatory stratified multistage fashion.