Background Although the detrimental impact of major depressive disorder (MDD) at the
individual level has been described, its global epidemiology remains unclear given …

Background. The German National Health Interview and Examination Survey (GHS) is the
first government mandated nationwide study to investigate jointly the prevalence of somatic …

Methods Data were drawn from the South African Stress and Health (SASH) study, a
nationally-representative, cross-sectional survey of South African households that forms part …

A report by World Health Organization (WHO)(World Health Organization) has enumerated
that mental disorders account for nearly 12% of the global burden of disease. By 2020, these …

BackgroundConsidering existing knowledge on the relationship between certain
environmental factors and incidence rates of psychosis, we carried out a systematic review …

Abstract Objective To present 1-month, 12-month and lifetime prevalence estimates of mood,
anxiety and alcohol disorders in Italy; and the socio-demographic correlates and comorbidity …

Background Mental disorders are major causes of disability worldwide, including in the low-
income and middle-income countries least able to bear such burdens. We describe mental …

Objective: To provide estimates of the prevalence of selected mental disorders in the
Western Cape, based on the consensus achieved by a working group established for this …

BackgroundFew South American studies have examined current prevalence rates of
psychiatric disorders. AimsTo examine prevalence rates in a nationally representative adult …

Mental disorders controbute significantly to the Global Burden of Disease, as four out of the
ten diseases with the highest burden are psychiatric. About 25% of all develop one or more …