Mental health data available in representative surveys conducted in Latin America and the Caribbean countries: a scoping review.

Francesca Ramírez-BontáRafaela Vásquez-VílchezMilagros Cabrera-AlvaSharlyn Otazú-AlfaroGuillermo Almeida-HuancaJuan Ambrosio-MelgarejoJoel Figueroa-QuiñonesAlejandra B Romero-CabreraAnayeli Huaman-Santa CruzEsthefani Chávez-HinostrozaMelanie Rosado-MedinaWildo Siancas-VillanoCamilo Quintana-CastroJuan Carlos Bazo-AlvarezDavid Villarreal-Zegarra

Published in: BMJ open (2023)

We identified a total of 69 representative surveys from LACCs since 2012. We categorised the available data on mental health variables into 10 categories, and provided technical details to facilitate the future selection and use of these surveys.

Keyphrases

mental health
cross sectional
electronic health record
big data
mental illness