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Population-based Study Centres
Population-based Studies
| Region | Centres | Prevalence phase | Incidence phase | Caregiver rct | Principal Investigator | Institution | e-mail contact address |
| Latin America | Argentina – Buenos Aires (u) and Canuelas (r) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Dr.Raul Arizaga | Neuraxis Institute - Neurological Foundation, Buenos Aires | raularizaga@fibertel.com.ar |
| Brazil – Sao Paulo (u) | Yes | Yes | No | Dr Marcia Scazufca | University of Sao Paulo | scazufcam@usp.br | |
| Mexico– Mexico City (u) and Morelos/ Hidalgo (r) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Dra.Ana Luisa Sosa-Ortiz | National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery of Mexico | drasosa@hotmail.com | |
| Peru – Lima (u) and Canete (r) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Dra.Mariella Guerra | National Institute of Mental Health “Honorio Delgado Hideyo Noguchi”, Lima – Perú | magasc@terra.com.pe | |
| Venezuela - Caracas (u) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Dr.Aquiles Salas | Caracas University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela | aquiles@cantv.net | |
| Caribbean | Cuba – Havana (u) and Matanzas (u) | Yes | Yes | Planned | Prof.Juan de Jesus Llibre Rodriguez | Facultad de Medicina Finley-Albarran, Medical University of Havana, Cuba | mguerra@infomed.sld.cu |
| Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo (u) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Dra.Daisy Acosta | Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña (UNPHU), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | daisyacosta@verizon.net.do | |
| Puerto Rico – San Juan (u) | Yes | No | No | Dra.Ivonne Jimenez | University of Puerto Rico | izjimenez@rcm.upr.edu | |
| India | India – Chennai (u) | Yes | Limited follow up | No | Dr Joseph D Williams | Voluntary Health Services, Chennai, India | jdw@vsnl.com |
| India – Vellore (r) | Yes | No | No | Prof. KS Jacob | Christian Medical College, Vellore, India | ksjacob@cmcvellore.ac.in | |
| Africa | Nigeria – Anambra (u) | Yes | No | Planned | Dr. Richard Uwakwe | Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria | ruwakwe2001@yahoo.com |
| South Africa – Bloemfontein (u) | Yes | No | No | Prof Malan Heyns | University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa | pmheyns@shisas.com | |
| China | China – Beijing (u) and Daxin (r) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Prof. Yueqin Huang | Institute of Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing | dengy@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn |
| Russia | Russia – Moscow (u) | No | No | Yes | Prof Gavrilova | Mental Health Research Centre, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow Russia | gavrilova@mail.tascom.ru |
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