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Posttraumatic stress disorder in the World Mental Health Surveys

Psychological Medicine · 2017 · Vol. 47(13) · pp. 2260–2274

Karestan C. Koenen✉(Harvard University)Andrew Ratanatharathorn(Columbia University)Lauren C. Ng(Boston University)Katie A. McLaughlin(University of Washington)Evelyn J. Bromet(Stony Brook University)Dan J. Stein(University of Cape Town)Elie G. Karam(University of Balamand)Ayelet Meron Ruscio(University of Pennsylvania)Corina Benjet(Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz)Kate M. Scott(University of Otago)Lukoye Atwoli(Moi University)Maria Petukhova(Harvard University)Carmen Lim(The University of Queensland)Sergio Aguilar‐Gaxiola(UC Davis Health)A. Al-Hamzawi(University of Al-Qadisiyah)Jordi Alonso(Universitat Pompeu Fabra)Brendan Bunting(University of Ulster)Marius Ciutan(National School of Public Health, Management and Professional Development)Giovanni de Girolamo(Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli)Louisa Degenhardt(UNSW Sydney)Oye Gureje(University College Hospital, Ibadan)Josep María Haro(Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental)Yueqin Huang(Peking University)Norito Kawakami(University of Tokyo Health Sciences)S. Lee(Chinese University of Hong Kong)Fernando Navarro‐Mateu(Servicio Murciano de Salud)B.‐E. Pennell(University of Michigan)Marina Piazza(Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia)Nancy A. Sampson(Harvard University)M. ten Have(Trimbos Institute)Yolanda Torres(Universidad CES)María Carmen Viana(Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo)Daniel R. Williams(Harvard University)Miguel Xavier(University of Lisbon)Ronald C. Kessler(Harvard University)

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Abstract

PTSD is prevalent cross-nationally, with half of all global cases being persistent. Only half of those with severe PTSD report receiving any treatment and only a minority receive specialty mental health care. Striking disparities in PTSD treatment exist by country income level. Increasing access to effective treatment, especially in low- and middle-income countries, remains critical for reducing the population burden of PTSD.

Migration, Health and Trauma Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Child Abuse and TraumaMental healthPsychiatryPopulationEpidemiologyMedicineDemographyDisadvantageRespondentPsychologyEnvironmental health

MeSH terms

AdolescentAdultAgedDeveloping CountriesFemaleHealth SurveysHumansMaleMental Health ServicesMiddle AgedStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticGlobal HealthWorld Health OrganizationPrevalenceAge of Onset

Funding

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
John W. Alden Trust
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Eli Lilly and Company
Pfizer
AstraZeneca
GlaxoSmithKline
Sanofi
World Health Organization
University of Michigan
Australian Government
Universidad CES
University of Cambridge
European Commission
Public Health Agency
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Generalitat de Catalunya
National Insurance Institute of Israel
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Universidade de Lisboa
Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología
Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitarias de la Región de Murcia
Servicio Murciano de Salud
Regione Piemonte
Fakultet Medicinskih Nauka, Univerziteta U Kragujevcu
Servier
H. Lundbeck A/S
Fundação Champalimaud
Ministerio de Salud
National Institutes of Health
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Pfizer Foundation
Pan American Health Organization
Medical Research Council
Executive Agency for Health and Consumers
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Consejería de Sanidad y Política Social, Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia
Departament de Salut, Generalitat de Catalunya
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Fogarty International Center