Executive summary “Depression is a disorder of mood, so mysteriously painful and elusive
in the way it becomes known to the self—to the mediating intellect—as to verge close to …

Alcohol use disorders consist of disorders characterised by compulsive heavy alcohol use
and loss of control over alcohol intake. Alcohol use disorders are some of the most prevalent …

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Schizophrenia substantially contributes to the burden of mental disorders. Schizophrenia's
burden and epidemiological estimates in some countries have been published, but updated …

Abstract Purpose of Review This contribution reviews the newest empirical evidence
regarding the burden of mental and addictive disorders and weighs their importance for …

Executive summary The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent an exponential
advance from the Millennium Development Goals, with a substantially broader agenda …

Introduction The global burden of disease (GBD) studies have derived detailed and
comparable epidemiological and burden of disease estimates for schizophrenia. We report …

Opioid use disorder is characterised by the persistent use of opioids despite the adverse
consequences of its use. The disorder is associated with a range of mental and general …

We argue that the global burden of mental illness is underestimated and examine the
reasons for under-estimation to identify five main causes: overlap between psychiatric and …

Excess mortality in persons with severe mental disorders (SMD) is a major public health
challenge that warrants action. The number and scope of truly tested interventions in this …