Megacities, migration and an evolutionary approach to bipolar disorder: a study of Sardinian immigrants in Latin America
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
; 42(1): 63-67, Jan.-Feb. 2020. tab
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ABSTRACT
Objective: To determine whether people with a Sardinian genetic background who live in the megacities of South America have a higher frequency of hypomania than residents of Sardinia. Methods: A community survey of Sardinian immigrants was carried out in four Brazilian metropoles (n=218) and Buenos Aires (n=306). The results were compared with those of a study involving a similar methodology (Mood Disorder Questionnaire [MDQ] as a screening tool) conducted in seven Italian regions, including a sub-sample from Sardinia. Results: There was a higher prevalence of lifetime hypomania among Sardinians living in the Brazilian metropoles than among those living in Sardinia. This result was also consistent with Sardinian immigrants in Buenos Aires. After stratification by sex and age, the lifetime prevalence of MDQ scores ≥ 8 among Sardinians in South-American megacities and Sardinia was 8.6% vs. 2.9%, respectively (p < 0.0001). Conclusions: The higher frequency of hypomania in migrant populations appears to favor an evolutionary view in which mood disorders may be a maladaptive aspect of a genetic background with adaptive characteristics.
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Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
LILACS
Asunto principal:
Migrantes
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Trastorno Bipolar
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Investigación cualitativa
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Argentina
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Brasil
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Europa
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
Asunto de la revista:
Psiquiatria
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Argentina
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Brasil
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Italia
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Estados Unidos
Institución/País de afiliación:
Centro Lucio Bini Cagliari/IT
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Columbia University/US
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Universidad del Museo Social Argentino/AR
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)/BR
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Università La Sapienza/IT
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Università di Cagliari/IT