TY - JOUR
T1 - Peruvian scientific production on mental health in Scopus, 2010-2018
AU - Ocaña-Fernández, Yolvi
AU - Vargas, Isabel Menacho
AU - Lira, Luis Núñez
AU - Aguirre, Flor De María Sánchez
AU - Garay-Argandoña, Rafael
AU - Guerra, Karel Llopiz
AU - Hernández Vásquez, Ronald Miguel
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - The study describes the characteristics of the publications on mental health written by Peruvian authors in journals indexed in Scopus during the 2010-2018 period. A descriptive and retrospective analysis of 199 articles is conducted. Any kind of publication that does not present the IMRAD structure is excluded. The Peruvian scientific production accounts for 0.09% of the global production and it ranks sixth in Latin America. Most articles are published in the Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública (Peruvian Journal of Experimental Medicine and Public Health), followed by Lancet and PLos One. In addition, 43.6% of authors are affiliated mainly with the Cayetano Heredia University, followed by the National University of San Marcos (8.8%) and the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (8.3%). Besides, 34.2% of the published articles show psychosocial problems as the subject of study, while 65.8% of them account for the topic of mental and behavioral disorders, both topics are considered as the main health problem in Peru. It is concluded that the scientific production on mental health is poor. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen and stimulate the generation and dissemination of scientific studies by Peruvian researchers.
AB - The study describes the characteristics of the publications on mental health written by Peruvian authors in journals indexed in Scopus during the 2010-2018 period. A descriptive and retrospective analysis of 199 articles is conducted. Any kind of publication that does not present the IMRAD structure is excluded. The Peruvian scientific production accounts for 0.09% of the global production and it ranks sixth in Latin America. Most articles are published in the Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública (Peruvian Journal of Experimental Medicine and Public Health), followed by Lancet and PLos One. In addition, 43.6% of authors are affiliated mainly with the Cayetano Heredia University, followed by the National University of San Marcos (8.8%) and the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (8.3%). Besides, 34.2% of the published articles show psychosocial problems as the subject of study, while 65.8% of them account for the topic of mental and behavioral disorders, both topics are considered as the main health problem in Peru. It is concluded that the scientific production on mental health is poor. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen and stimulate the generation and dissemination of scientific studies by Peruvian researchers.
KW - Mental health
KW - Peru
KW - Research
KW - Scientific journals
KW - Scientific production
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85075060816&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85075060816
SN - 1475-7192
VL - 23
JO - International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation
JF - International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation
IS - 1
ER -
