Brazil’s cities report the highest depression rates in Latin America, while rural areas in Guatemala exhibit notably fewer cases of the condition. A review by researchers at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile has mapped depression prevalence in Latin America. The study appeared in The Lancet. A single study from Buenos Aires, Argentina, also reports […]
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