THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF LIVING UNDER VIOLENCE AND POVERTY IN BRAZIL -- THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF LIVING UNDER VIOLENCE AND POVERTY IN BRAZIL -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: HOMICIDES IN BRAZIL: EVOLUTION AND IMPACTS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MAGNITUDE OF HOMICIDES -- IMPACTS OF VIOLENCE IN BRAZILIAN SOCIETY -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2: MENTAL HEALTH OF WOMEN LIVING ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF URBAN CENTERS IN BRAZIL -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- The Diagnosis and the Notion of Disease for Women -- The Causes of Depression -- Violence on Daily Life and Gender Relations -- True and False Depression -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3: PREVALENCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DURING PREGNANCY AMONG WOMEN ATTENDING A PRIMARY HEALTH CARE UNIT IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- Site of Study -- Study Sample -- Instruments -- Assessment of Domestic Violence during Pregnancy -- Socio-demographic Variables -- Clinical and Epidemiological Variables -- Assessment of Depression -- Stressful Events -- Ethical Aspects -- Data Collection -- Data Analysis -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4: MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, VIOLENCE AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS AMONG DISADVANTAGED BRAZILIAN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- Study Design and Sampling -- Variables and Instruments -- Procedures and Ethics -- Statistics -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION -- FUNDING -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SEXUAL ABUSE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION IN BRAZIL -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- RELEVANT DATA -- CHALLENGES TO REALITY -- IS PREVENTION POSSIBLE? -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES.

Chapter 6: VIOLENCE IN THE THIRD AGE: THE ISSUE OF ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. VIOLENCE: DEFINITIONS, FORMS AND REPERCUSSIONS -- 2. SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM OF VIOLENCE AGAINST THE ELDERLY -- 2.1.Violence in the World: Frequency and Type -- 2.2. Location Where Violence Occurs -- 2.3. Perpetrator Profile -- 2.4. Profile of the Elderly Victim -- 3. VIOLENCE IN BRAZIL -- 3.1. Social Perception of Maltreatment -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7: THE IMPACT OF VIOLENCE ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE LIVING IN URBAN CENTERS IN BRAZIL -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- A PROFILE OF BRAZILIAN URBAN CENTERS -- A PROFILE OF MENTAL DISORDER WITHIN THEBRAZILIAN URBAN POPULATION -- ASPECTS OF URBAN VIOLENCE AND ITS PREVALENCE -- 1. Physical Violence -- 2. Psychological Violence -- 3. Sexual Violence -- 3.1. Interpessonal Violence: Domestic -- 3.2. Interpessonal Violence: Community -- 3.3. Social Collective Violence (Socio-economic Deprivation) -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8: FAMILY VIOLENCE HISTORY AND POVERTY AMONG PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS IN BRAZIL -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHOD -- Participant Recruitment -- Participants -- Procedure -- Data Analysis -- RESULTS -- Demographic Information -- Diagnostic Information -- Family Violence History in Childhood -- Description of Childhood -- Adult and Marital Life -- Self-evaluation -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9: CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIVIDUALS ATTEMPTING SUICIDE TREATED IN A HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- Study Site -- Study Participants -- Data Collection -- Instruments -- Data Analysis -- RESULTS -- 1. Socio-demographic and Clinical Characteristics -- 2. Prevalence of Mental Disorders -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES.

Chapter 10: THE MENTAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN BRAZIL: A BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCHIATRIC REFORM -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE BRAZILIAN UNIFIED HEALTH SYSTEM -- LEGISLATION -- HUMAN RIGHTS -- FINANCING -- ACCESS TO DRUGS -- PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE CENTER (CAPS) -- DISTRIBUTION OF PSYCHIATRIC BEDS -- DAY HOSPITAL, OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND GENERAL HOSPITAL PSYCHIATRIC BEDS -- THERAPEUTIC HOMES -- "RETURN HOME" PROGRAM -- MENTAL HEALTH IN PRIMARY CARE -- HUMAN RESOURCES -- CONSUMER AND FAMILY SUPPORT ASSOCIATIONS ANDNON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN MENTAL HEALTH -- INTERSECTORAL COLLABORATION -- INFORMATION SYSTEMS -- RESEARCH -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.