Abstract:Background Immigrants and refugees have specific mental health needs. Studies of immigrant psychiatric patients in Latin America are scarce. This article presents the profile of patients from an outpatient psychiatric service in Sao Paulo (Brazil) in order to better inform mental health service planning for immigrants and refugees.Methods Exploratory study to characterize demographic and mental health profile of refugees and immigrants attending service from 2003 to 2018. Chi-square tests and logistic regressi… Show more
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