Digital Public Mental Health: a dataset for monitoring mental health in Brazil

Digital Public Mental Health: a dataset for monitoring mental health in Brazil. Download PDF Abstract The scarcity of primary data and challenges in analyzing secondary data hinder comprehensive mental health monitoring and the development of evidence-based policies. In Brazil, although multiple health information systems capture critical mental health data, these systems lack integration, solid analysis, and systematic presentation of mental health indicators.

This study introduces the Digital Public Mental Health Dataset, a comprehensive, transparent, and reproducible data resource that consolidates data from existing Brazilian health information systems. This dataset enables detailed tracking of mental health indicators, supports future research, and informs public health interventions to address mental health disparities. Explore related subjects Discover the latest articles and news in related subjects.

Psychiatric disorders Public health Acknowledgements The authors thank PCDaS team members for their support in developing this project. We also thank the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), the National Laboratory for Scientific Computing (LNCC), the Brazilian Ministry of Health (MS), and the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) for their support of this research. This work was sponsored by Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (grant INOVA VPPCB-005-FIO-20-2-114) and CNPq (grant # 307284/2023-9).

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