[Risk profiles for mental disorders in the general population].

This study examined, in the general population, the effect which different sociodemographic variables and the presence of physical illness esserted on the probability of suffering from mental disorders. For this we applied, among other instruments, the GHQ-60 to a random sample of 1.223 persons from a community of Cantabria. The estimated probable prevalence of mental disorders detected with the GHQ-60 was 14.7% (6.5% for males and 19.6% for females). the analysis, by means of logistic modelling, of the influence which 6 sociodemographic variables and physical illness exerted on the probability of suffering from psychiatric illness revelled that is possible to establish for each sex a specific profile of risk of suffering from psychiatric disorders. Two factors, physical illness, in both sexes, and absence of work, exclusively on males, appears to have a significant influence on the probability of suffering from minor psychiatric disorders.