Proportion of patients without mental disorders being treated in mental health services worldwide.

Journal: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science

Volume: 206

Issue: 2

Year of Publication: 2015

Affiliated Institutions:  Ronny Bruffaerts, PhD, Universitair Psychiatrisch Centrum - KULeuven (UPC-KUL), Leuven, Belgium; Jose Posada-Villa, MD, Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca University, Bogota, Colombia; Ali Obaid Al-Hamzawi, DM, FICMSAl-Qadisia University College of Medicine, Diwania, Iraq; Oye Gureje, MD, PhD, DSc, FRCPsych, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health, Neurosciences, and Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Department of Psychiatry, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria; Yueqin Huang, MD, MPH, PhD, Institute of Mental Health, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Health, Peking University, Haidian, Beijing, China; Chiyi Hu, MD, PhD, Shenzhen Institute of Mental Health and Shenzhen Kangning Hospital, Guangdong Province, PR China; Evelyn J. Bromet, PhD, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Department of Psychiatry, New York, USA; Maria Carmen Viana, MD, PhD, Department of Social Medicine, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil; Hristo Ruskov Hinkov, MD, PhD, National Center for Public Health and Analyses, Sofia, Bulgaria; Elie G. Karam, MD, St. George Hospital University Medical Center, Balamand University, Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy & Applied Care (IDRAAC), Medical Institute for Neuropsychological Disorders (MIND), Beirut, Lebanon; Guilherme Borges, MSc, DrSc, Division of Epidemiological and Psychosocial Research, National Institute of Psychiatry (Mexico) & Metropolitan Autonomous University, Mexico City, Mexico; Silvia E. Florescu, MD, PhD, National School of Public Health, Management and Professional Development, Vaselor Street, Bucharest, Romania; David R. Williams, MPH, PhD, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA; Koen Demyttenaere, MD, PhD, Universitair Psychiatrisch Centrum - KULeuven (UPC-KUL), Leuven, Belgium; Viviane Kovess-Masfety, MD, PhD, EA Université Paris Descartes & EHESP School for Public Health Depa

Abstract summary 

Previous research suggests that many people receiving mental health treatment do not meet criteria for a mental disorder but are rather 'the worried well'.To examine the association of past-year mental health treatment with DSM-IV disorders.The World Health Organization's World Mental Health (WMH) Surveys interviewed community samples of adults in 23 countries (n = 62 305) about DSM-IV disorders and treatment in the past 12 months for problems with emotions, alcohol or drugs.Roughly half (52%) of people who received treatment met criteria for a past-year DSM-IV disorder, an additional 18% for a lifetime disorder and an additional 13% for other indicators of need (multiple subthreshold disorders, recent stressors or suicidal behaviours). Dose-response associations were found between number of indicators of need and treatment.The vast majority of treatment in the WMH countries goes to patients with mental disorders or other problems expected to benefit from treatment.

Authors & Co-authors:  Bruffaerts Ronny R Posada-Villa Jose J Al-Hamzawi Ali Obaid AO Gureje Oye O Huang Yueqin Y Hu Chiyi C Bromet Evelyn J EJ Viana Maria Carmen MC Hinkov Hristo Ruskov HR Karam Elie G EG Borges Guilherme G Florescu Silvia E SE Williams David R DR Demyttenaere Koen K Kovess-Masfety Viviane V Matschinger Herbert H Levinson Daphna D de Girolamo Giovanni G Ono Yutaka Y de Graaf Ron R Browne Mark Oakley MO Bunting Brendan B Xavier Miguel M Haro Josep Maria JM Kessler Ronald C RC

Study Outcome 

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Citations :  Demyttenaere K, Bruffaerts R, Posada-Villa J, Gasquet I, Kovess V, Lepine JP, et al. Prevalence, severity and unmet need for treatment of mental disorders in the World Health Organization World Mental Health (WMH) Surveys. JAMA 2004; 291: 2581–90.
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Identifiers
Doi : 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.141424
SSN : 1472-1465
Study Population
Female
Mesh Terms
Female
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Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Country of Study
Publication Country
England