Aims-The paper reviews recent findings from the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) surveys
on the global burden of mental disorders. Methods-The WMH surveys are representative …

The paper presents an overview of the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative
and summarizes recent WMH results regarding the prevalence and societal costs of mental …

This unique book presents original research from the largest cross-national survey of the
epidemiology of mental disorders ever conducted. It provides the latest findings from the …

Background Population-based studies provide the understanding of health-need required
for effective public health policy and service-planning. Mental disorders are an important but …

ContextLittle is known about the extent or severity of untreated mental disorders, especially
in less-developed countries. ObjectiveTo estimate prevalence, severity, and treatment of …

Mental disorders have a huge cost, both to individuals and to society. The direct costs of
providing appropriate mental healthcare must be considered along with the societal costs of …

Background: Since the introduction of specified diagnostic criteria for mental disorders in the
1970s, there has been a rapid expansion in the number of large-scale mental health surveys …

This volume of the third edition of the Disease Control Priorities (DCP) project addresses
mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders. MNS disorders are a …

Data are presented on the lifetime prevalence, projected lifetime risk, and age-of-onset
distributions of mental disorders in the World Health Organization (WHO)'s World Mental …

Global Burden of Disease studies have highlighted mental and substance use disorders as
the leading cause of disability globally. Using the studies' findings for policy and planning …