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Prevalence, Severity, and Unmet Need for Treatment of Mental Disorders in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys

JAMA · 2004 · Vol. 291(21) · pp. 2581–2581

Abstract

Reallocation of treatment resources could substantially decrease the problem of unmet need for treatment of mental disorders among serious cases. Structural barriers exist to this reallocation. Careful consideration needs to be given to the value of treating some mild cases, especially those at risk for progressing to more serious disorders.

Mental Health Treatment and AccessChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentSchizophrenia research and treatmentMedicineMental healthCIDIInterquartile rangePsychiatryDeveloping countryPrevalence of mental disordersInternal medicine

MeSH terms

AdultMental DisordersDeveloping CountriesHealth SurveysHumansMental Health ServicesSeverity of Illness IndexGlobal HealthPrevalenceDeveloped CountriesNeeds AssessmentDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Funding

  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
  • John W. Alden Trust
  • Eli Lilly and Company
  • Pfizer
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • World Health Organization
  • Michigan State University
  • European Commission
  • Generalitat de Catalunya
  • Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Regione Piemonte
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  • College of Engineering, Michigan State University
  • Pfizer Foundation
  • Pan American Health Organization
  • Instituto de Salud Carlos III
  • National Institute of Mental Health
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse
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