Background We used data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors
Study 2010 (GBD 2010) to estimate the burden of disease attributable to mental and …

Major life stressors, especially those involving interpersonal stress and social rejection, are
among the strongest proximal risk factors for depression. In this review, we propose a …

Background Depressive disorders are highly prevalent, have a detrimental impact on the
quality of life of patients and their relatives and are associated with increased mortality rates …

Objectives. We sought to describe the prevalence of mental health and illness, the stability of
both diagnoses over time, and whether changes in mental health level predicted mental …

There have been at least three conceptions of health throughout human history. The
pathogenic approach views health as the absence of disability, disease, and premature …

BackgroundThe initial Global Burden of Disease study found that depression was the fourth
leading cause of disease burden, accounting for 3.7% of total disability adjusted life years …

Objective To present nationally representative data on 12-month and lifetime prevalence,
correlates, and comorbidity ofDSM-IVmajor depressive disorder (MDD) among adults in the …

Chronic diseases (eg, cardiovascular diseases, mental health disorders, diabetes, and
cancer) and injuries are the leading causes of death and disability in India, and we project …

We review the evidence on effectiveness of interventions for the treatment and prevention of
selected mental disorders in low-income and middle-income countries. Depression can be …

Praise for the previous edition" An extraordinary and important book. Its approach to
evidence-based practice (EBP) is very sound, realistic, and generous to the complexities of …