Jordi Alonso|Zhaorui Liu|Sara Evans?Lacko|Ekaterina Sadikova|Nancy A. Sampson|Somnath Chatterji|Jibril Abdulmalik|Sergio Aguilar?Gaxiola|Ali Al?Hamzawi|Laura Helena Andrade|Ronny Bruffærts|Graça Cardoso|Alfredo Cía|Silvia Florescu|Giovanni de Girolamo|Oye Gureje|Josep María Haro|Yulong He|Peter de Jonge|Elie G. Karam|Norito Kawakami|Viviane Kovess?Masfety|Paul Lee|Daphna Levinson|María Elena Medina?Mora|Fernando Navarro?Mateu|Beth?Ellen Pennell|Marina Piazza|José Posada?Villa|Margreet ten Have|Zahari Zarkov|Ronald C. Kessler|Graham Thornicroft
Treatment gap for anxiety disorders is global: Results of the World Mental Health Surveys in 21 countries
Hospital Del Mar|Hospital del Mar Research Institute|Municipal Institute for Medical Research|Pompeu Fabra University|Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública|Peking University|Peking University Sixth Hospital|King's College London|London School of Economics and Political Science|Harvard University|Harvard University|World Health Organization|University College Hospital, Ibadan|UC Davis Health System|University of Al-Qadisiyah|Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo|KU Leuven|Universidade Nova de Lisboa|National School of Public Health, Management and Professional Development|University College Hospital, Ibadan|Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu|Universitat de Barcelona|Shanghai Mental Health Center|Shanghai Jiao Tong University|University of Groningen|University Medical Center Groningen|University of Balamand|Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy and Applied Care|The University of Tokyo|Université Paris Cité|École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique|Chinese University of Hong Kong|Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría|Servicio Murciano de Salud|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia|National Institute of Quality|Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca|Trimbos Institute|National Center of Public Health and Analyses|Harvard University|King's College London
background anxiety disorders major cause burden disease treatment gaps described worldwide evaluation lacking estimated among individuals 12month dsmiv dsm diagnostic statistical manual anxiety disorder 21 countries proportion perceived need treatment ii received treatment iii received possibly adequate treatment methods data 23 community surveys 21 countries world mental health wmh surveys dsmiv mental disorders assessed composite international diagnostic interview cidi 30 dsmiv included posttraumatic stress disorder among anxiety disorders considered dsm5 asked previous 12 months respondents felt needed professional treatment obtained professional treatment specializedgeneral medical complementary alternative medical nonmedical professional problems emotions nerves mental health use alcohol drugs possibly adequate treatment defined receiving pharmacotherapy 1 months medication 4 visits medical doctor psychotherapy complementary alternative medicine nonmedical care 8 visits results 51547 respondents response 713 98 12month dsmiv anxiety disorder 276 received treatment 98 received possibly adequate treatment 12month anxiety 413 perceived need care lower treatment levels found lower income countries conclusions low levels service use high proportion receiving services meeting adequacy standards anxiety disorders exist worldwide results suggest need improving recognition anxiety disorders quality treatment