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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Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Migrantes
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Transtorno Bipolar
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo de prevalência
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Pesquisa qualitativa
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Argentina
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Brasil
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Europa
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
Assunto da revista:
Psiquiatria
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Argentina
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Brasil
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Itália
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Estados Unidos
Instituição/País de afiliação:
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