Autor(es):
Bruffaerts, Ronny ; Posada-Villa, Jose ; Al-Hamzawi, Ali Obaid ; Gureje, Oye ; Huang, Yueqin ; Hu, Chiyi ; Bromet, Evelyn J. ; Viana, Maria Carmen ; Hinkov, Hristo Ruskov ; Karam, Elie G. ; Borges, Guilherme ; Florescu, Silvia E. ; Williams, David R. ; Demyttenaere, Koen ; Kovess-Masfety, Viviane ; Matschinger, Herbert ; Levinson, Daphna ; De Girolamo, Giovanni ; Ono, Yutaka ; De Graaf, Ron ; Browne, Mark Oakley ; Bunting, Brendan ; Xavier, Miguel ; Haro, Josep Maria ; Kessler, Ronald
Data: 2015
Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/149788
Origem: Repositório Institucional da UNL
Assunto(s): Psychiatry and Mental health; SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Descrição
Publisher Copyright: © 2015, Royal College of Psychiatrists. All rights reserved.
Background: Previous research suggests that many people receiving mental health treatment do not meet criteria for a mental disorder but are rather 'the worried well'. Aims: To examine the association of past-year mental health treatment with DSM-IV disorders. Method: The World Health Organization's World Mental Health (WMH) Surveys interviewed community samples of adults in 23 countries (n = 62 305) about DSM-IV disorders and treatment in the past 12 months for problems with emotions, alcohol or drugs. Results: Roughly half (52%) of people who received treatment met criteria for a past-year DSM-IV disorder, an additional 18% for a lifetime disorder and an additional 13% for other indicators of need (multiple subthreshold disorders, recent stressors or suicidal behaviours). Dose-response associations were found between number of indicators of need and treatment. Conclusions: The vast majority of treatment in the WMH countries goes to patients with mental disorders or other problems expected to benefit from treatment.
