In the last decade, there has been an increase in interest in the burden of chronic and
disabling health conditions that are not necessarily fatal, such as the mental disorders. This …

Importance Despite the potential importance of understanding excess mortality among
people with mental disorders, no comprehensive meta-analyses have been conducted …

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 …

Global Burden of Disease studies have highlighted mental and substance use disorders as
the leading cause of disability globally. Using the studies' findings for policy and planning …

Recent data on the burden of mental disorders worldwide demonstrates a major public
health problem that affects patients, society, and nations as a whole. Research must be …

Background Population-based studies provide the understanding of health-need required
for effective public health policy and service-planning. Mental disorders are an important but …

BackgroundThe Global Burden of Disease studies are important because they encompass
morbidity as well as mortality. Burden due to morbidity is calculated from incidence, duration …

Background The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010), estimated that a
substantial proportion of the world's disease burden came from mental, neurological and …

Aims-The paper reviews recent findings from the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) surveys
on the global burden of mental disorders. Methods-The WMH surveys are representative …

Background Although growing concern has been expressed about premature medical
mortality in persons with mental illness, limited data are available quantifying the extent and …