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The burden of mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2015: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study
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- Objectives Mental disorders are among the leading causes of nonfatal burden of disease globally. Methods We used the global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors study 2015 to examine the burden of mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR). We defined mental disorders according to criteria proposed in the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders IV and the 10th International Classification of Diseases. Results Mental disorders contributed to 4.7% (95% uncertainty interval (UI) 3.7–5.6%) of total disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), ranking as the ninth leading cause of disease burden. Depressive disorders and anxiety disorders were the third and ninth leading causes of nonfatal burden, respectively. Almost all countries in the EMR had higher age-standardized mental disorder DALYs rates compared to the global level, and in half of the EMR countries, observed mental disorder rates exceeded the expected values. Conclusions The burden of mental disorders in the EMR is higher than global levels, particularly for women. To properly address this burden, EMR governments should implement nationwide quality epidemiological surveillance of mental disorders and provide adequate prevention and treatment services.
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- Published
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- Peer reviewed
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+ Hay, S
- Institution:
- University of Oxford
- Division:
- MSD
- Department:
- NDM
- Sub department:
- Human Genetics Wt Centre
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- Publisher:
- Springer International Publishing
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- International Journal of Public Health More from this journal
- Volume:
- 63
- Issue:
- S1
- Pages:
- 25–37
- Publication date:
- 2017-08-03
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-06-23
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1661-8564
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1661-8556
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- GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Mental Health Collaborators
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- 2017
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- Copyright © 2017 The Authors. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
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