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Paula, Cristiane Silvestre; Cukier, Sebastián; Cunha, Graccielle Rodrigues; Irarrázaval, Matías; Montiel-Nava, Cecilia; Garcia, Ricardo; Rosoli, Analia; Valdez, Daniel; Bordini, Daniela; Shih, Andy; Garrido, Gabriela; Rattazzi, Alexia – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Lack of access to services and support is an important issue for people with autism, but in low- and middle-income countries there is a lack of data on this problem. The aims of this study were to describe the challenges and priorities, identify barriers to care, and map stigma among families of individuals with autism in Latin America. This…
Descriptors: Barriers, Social Bias, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Vicente, Benjamin; Saldivia, Sandra; de la Barra, Flora; Kohn, Robert; Pihan, Ronaldo; Valdivia, Mario; Rioseco, Pedro; Melipillan, Roberto – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2012
Background: In Latin America, there is limited research on the prevalence of mental disorders in children and adolescents. This Chilean survey is the first national representative survey in the Latin American region to examine the prevalence of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV (DSM-IV) psychiatric disorders in the region in children and…
Descriptors: Health Services, Risk, Adolescents, Mental Disorders
Moccero, D. – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2008
The Chilean authorities plan to raise budgetary allocations over the medium term for a variety of social programmes, including education, health care and housing. This incremental spending will need to be carried out in a cost-efficient manner to make sure that it yields commensurate improvements in social outcomes. Chile's health indicators show…
Descriptors: Health Services, Public Education, Housing, Foreign Countries