Originally published in February 2004. This guideline is more than 5 years old and has not
yet been updated to ensure that it reflects current knowledge and practice. In accordance …

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 …

This book presents findings from the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study
(NVVRS). The United States Congress mandated this study in 1983 as part of Public Law 98 …

The prevalence of comorbid alcohol, other drug, and mental disorders in the US total
community and institutional population was determined from 20 291 persons interviewed in …

The principal aim of this book is to propose and apply a broad-ranging model of some
environmental determinants of mental health. The features to be considered may be studied …

Objective.—To report the distribution of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores by
age and educational level. Design.—National Institute of Mental Health Epidemiologic …

In a longitudinal epidemiological study of young adults, we estimated the association
between sleep disturbance and psychiatric disorders, cross-sectionally and prospectively. A …

Depression has become the single most commonly treated mental disorder, amid claims that
one out of ten Americans suffer from this disorder every year and 25% succumb at some …

Many of the standardized interviews currently used in psychiatry require the interviewer to
use expert psychiatric judgements in deciding upon the presence or absence of …

• The prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder was measured in five US communities
among more than 18500 persons in residential settings as part of the National Institute of …