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Prevalence of mental disorders
| Definition | Percentage of the population suffering from any common mental disorders. |
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Indicator Type: -> Health Status -> Chronic Diseases [Related Resources]
| AO | BR | BW | CD | DZ | GH | KE | LS | MG | MU | MW | MX | MZ | NA | NO | SZ | TH | TR | TZ | US | VE | ZA | ZM | ZW |
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| Prevalence of mental disorders [Definition] |
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| 2004 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | [1] 16.5 | - | - |
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| AO: Angola BR: Brazil BW: Botswana CD: Congo, Democratic Republic of DZ: Algeria GH: Ghana KE: Kenya LS: Lesotho MG: Madagascar MU: Mauritius MW: Malawi MX: Mexico MZ: Mozambique NA: Namibia NO: Norway SZ: Swaziland TH: Thailand TR: Turkey TZ: Tanzania US: United States of America VE: Venezuela ZA: South Africa ZM: Zambia ZW: Zimbabwe |
Notes and References
- SASH 2002-4: Williams DR, Herman A, Stein DJ, et al. Twelve-month mental disorders in South Africa: prevalence, service use and demographic correlates in the population-based South African Stress and Health Study.
Psychol Med. 2007 Oct 1;:1-10. Findings also published in other publications including:
Stein DJ, Seedat S, Herman AA, Heeringa SG, Moomal H, Myer L, et al. Findings from the first South African Stress and Health Study. Policy Brief. Medical Research Council; 2007.
URL: http://www.mrc.ac.za/policybriefs/stresshealth.pdf
Wang PS, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Alonso J, Angermeyer MC, Borges G, Bromet EJ, et al. Use of mental health services for anxiety, mood, and substance disorders in 17 countries in the WHO world mental health surveys. Lancet. 2007 Sep 8;370(9590):841-50.
Stein DJ, Seedat S, Herman A, Moomal H, Heeringa SG, Kessler RC, et al. Lifetime prevalence of psychiatric disorders in South Africa. Br J Psychiatry 2007;191:06-29280/1-6.
Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/MentalHealth/psychologicalmedicine-2007.pdf
12-month prevalence.
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Health Statistics