The yield from national surveys of mental health.

Journal: International psychiatry : bulletin of the Board of International Affairs of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Volume: 5

Issue: 1

Year of Publication: 

Affiliated Institutions:  Emeritus Professor, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT , Australia, email ashenderson@netspace.net.au. Scientia Professor, School of Psychiatry, UNSW at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, , Australia.

Abstract summary 

At least 21 countries have now carried out national surveys of mental health under the aegis of the World Health Organization's World Mental Health Surveys. This has meant interviewing some 157 000 people in their homes. The countries are as varied as Australia, China, Iran, six continental European nations, Nigeria, the UK and the USA (Andrews , 2001; Demyttenaere , 2004; Mohammadi , 2005). It is therefore timely to consider what this very large body of information has yielded and to what use it can be put, especially in relation to the costs and human resources expended in a field where unmet need is so conspicuous.

Authors & Co-authors:  Henderson Scott S Andrews Gavin G

Study Outcome 

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Citations :  American Psychiatric Association (1994) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th edn) (DSM–IV). American Psychiatric Press.
Authors :  2
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SSN : 1749-3676
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
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Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Country of Study
Niger
Publication Country
England