Il Giornale latinoamericano di salute mentale e comunità terapeutiche (RELASMECT) è un'iniziativa che riunisce professionisti provenienti da tutta l'America Latina, i Caraibi, l'Europa e gli Stati Uniti, focalizzati sulla creazione e la diffusione di conoscenze di qualità che possono contribuire al miglioramento della prevenzione e del trattamento della dipendenza e di altri disturbi mentali.

Missione

Pubblicare articoli scientifici che contribuiscano a condividere informazioni complete sulla salute mentale e sulle comunità terapeutiche.

Scopo

Fornire modi per la socializzazione delle...

Abstract

Studies on the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) and its risk factors have shown worldwide the preponderant role of accidents and violence in the burden of disease and the role of alcohol consumption as a main risk factor in the current epidemiological profile (GBD 2019 Risk Factors Collaborators, 2020; GBD 2019 Diseases and Injuries Collaborators, 2020). GBD studies in Mexico have not only confirmed this (Gómez-Dantés et al., 2016) but also shown the enormous human loss entailed by violence in Mexico and the preponderant role of alcohol consumption as a risk factor. To complicate...

Abstract

Introduction: Research findings about intimate-partner violence (IPV) have focused mostly on women as victims of violence. Recent studies show the importance of violence inflicted by women towards men or between same-sex couples.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of intimate-partner violence and its association with alcohol and drug consumption in a representative sample of men and women in Mexico through secondary data analysis.

Method: The data come from a representative sample who filled out the section on intimate-partner violence in the Mexican 2011 Encuesta Nacional de...