The global burden of mental disorders: An update from the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Surveys

C. Kessler, Ronald; Aguilar‐Gaxiola, Sergio; Alonso, Jordi; Chatterji, Somnath; Lee, Sing; Ormel, Johan; B. Üstün, T.; S. Wang, Philip

doi:10.1017/s1121189x00001421

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The global burden of mental disorders: An update from the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Surveys

Published in Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale • Mar 1, 2009

Authors:

Ronald C. Kessler

Sergio Aguilar‐Gaxiola

Jordi Alonso

Abstract

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 community surveys in 28 countries throughout the world aimed at providing information to mental health policy makers about the ...

Subject

Mental health

Psychological intervention

Psychiatry

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