Has increased provision of treatment reduced the prevalence of common mental disorders? Review of the evidence from four countries

World Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 90-99

  Jorm, Anthony F ^a   Patten, Scott B ^b   Brugha, Traolach S ^c   Mojtabai, Ramin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

antidepressants; anxiety disorders; Common mental disorders; depression; prevalence; prevention; psychological therapies; quality of treatment; treatment gap

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CANADA; DRUG USE; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85010653144     PISSN: 17238617     EISSN: 20515545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wps.20388     Document Type: Article

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