Mental disorders have a huge cost, both to individuals and to society. The direct costs of
providing appropriate mental healthcare must be considered along with the societal costs of …

Background Evidence from developed industrialized countries suggests poor uptake of
mental health services. No data exist in developing resource-constrained countries about …

▪ Abstract Recent national epidemiologic studies have provided data on the number of
people in the United States with mental and addictive disorders. Many of these people …

Objective: To describe the distribution and predictors of mental health service use for a
survey of Ontario household residents aged 15 to 64 years. Method: Service use was …

OBJECTIVES: This study compared the associations of individual mental health disorders,
self-rated mental health, disability, and perceived need for care with the use of outpatient …

Mental disorders are highly prevalent and cause considerable suffering and disease
burden. To compound this public health problem, many individuals with psychiatric …

Objective: Little is known about the effect recent health care reform legislation will have on
coverage of individuals with severe mental disorders. The authors examined current and …

METHOD All data on use of services were obtained from a study sponsored by the National
Institute of Mental Health. The study collected population, use, and cost information for …

This paper describes gaps in services for low-income people with serious mental illnesses
as reported by mental health professionals and other observers in twelve US communities …

During the past 2 decades, psychiatric epidemiological studies have contributed a rapidly
growing body of scientific knowledge on the scope and risk factors associated with mental …