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Disability and treatment of specific mental and physical disorders across the world.
- Source :
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The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science [Br J Psychiatry] 2008 May; Vol. 192 (5), pp. 368-75. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Background: Advocates of expanded mental health treatment assert that mental disorders are as disabling as physical disorders, but little evidence supports this assertion.<br />Aims: To establish the disability and treatment of specific mental and physical disorders in high-income and low- and middle-income countries.<br />Method: Community epidemiological surveys were administered in 15 countries through the World Health Organization World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative.<br />Results: Respondents in both high-income and low- and middle-income countries attributed higher disability to mental disorders than to the commonly occurring physical disorders included in the surveys. This pattern held for all disorders and also for treated disorders. Disaggregation showed that the higher disability of mental than physical disorders was limited to disability in social and personal role functioning, whereas disability in productive role functioning was generally comparable for mental and physical disorders.<br />Conclusions: Despite often higher disability, mental disorders are under-treated compared with physical disorders in both high-income and in low- and middle-income countries.
- Subjects :
- Cost of Illness
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Epidemiologic Methods
Health Services Accessibility economics
Health Services Accessibility statistics & numerical data
Humans
Activities of Daily Living psychology
Chronic Disease economics
Chronic Disease epidemiology
Chronic Disease therapy
Global Health
Health Status
Mental Disorders economics
Mental Disorders epidemiology
Mental Disorders therapy
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0007-1250
- Volume :
- 192
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18450663
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.107.039107