2007
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462006005000042
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Leading countries in mental health research in Latin America and the Caribbean

Abstract: A b s t r a c t Objective: The prevalence and burden of mental disorders have been growing in Latin-American and the Caribbean countries and research is an important tool for changing this scenario. The objective of this paper is to describe the development of mental health research in Latin American and the Caribbean countries from 1995 to 2005. Method: The indicators of productivity were based on the ISI Essential Science Indicators database. We compared the number of papers and citations, as well as the num… Show more

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“…This observation by the participants in our study is consistent with findings by Razzouk et al 10 and creates a vicious cycle of under-dissemination. While researchers may fail to publish because there are few local journals devoted to MN health and many lack the status of indexed journals, the low quantity and quality of MN research production in LACs is a leading factor in why there are so few local scientific journals specialized in MN health and why many local scientific journals fail to meet the criteria required to be indexed in international databases.…”
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confidence: 93%
“…This observation by the participants in our study is consistent with findings by Razzouk et al 10 and creates a vicious cycle of under-dissemination. While researchers may fail to publish because there are few local journals devoted to MN health and many lack the status of indexed journals, the low quantity and quality of MN research production in LACs is a leading factor in why there are so few local scientific journals specialized in MN health and why many local scientific journals fail to meet the criteria required to be indexed in international databases.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…Recentemente, diversos estudos vêm tentando caracterizar quantitativamente e qualitativamente a produção científica brasileira, principalmente no cenário internacional [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] . A produção científica brasileira, de forma geral, apresentou um crescimento de quatro vezes, desde a década 1980, no que se refere ao total de artigos publicados.…”
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“…Outro dado interessante é que 60% dos artigos brasileiros foram publicados em periódicos com alto fator de impacto (FI > 2). 8 …”
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“…[2][3][4] Dessa forma, no intuito de avaliar o efeito da TO na rotina de uma clínica psiquiátrica, foi observado o número de solicitações de atendimento do psiquiatra de plantão em uma clínica particular em dias com atividades da TO e dias sem as mesmas. Os pacientes foram informados e assinaram termo de consentimento.…”
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“…1,4 O mais preocupante é que, embora o suicídio seja uma das principais causas de morte no mundo, ele é pouco estudado como tema central. Hipóteses podem ser formuladas como, por exemplo, o tema ser subvalorizado; ser incluído dentro de algum outro tema maior, como depressão; ou simplesmente dificuldades técnicas, financeiras, éticas e/ou políticas.…”
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