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Global Prevalence of current Mental health disorders

Written by: Martin Winkler

First version: 22 Jul 2008. Latest version: 24 Jan 2009.

Abstract:
What is the prevelance of mental disorders in the general population?

Question:

What is the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in general care?

Answer:

Disorder Prevalence (%)

Current Depression 10.4
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7.9
Neurasthenia 5.4
Harmful Use of Alcohol 3.3
Alcohol Dependence 2.7
Somatization Disorder (patients who chronically and persistently complain of varied physical symptoms that have no identifiable physical origin) 2.7
Dysthymia 2.1
Panic Disorder 1.1
Agoraphobia with Panic 1.0
Hypochondriasis 0.8
Agoraphobia without Panic 0.5

Any psychiatric diagnosis 24.9

Two or more mental disorders 9.5

Data from 'Mental Illness in General Health Care' (Ustün & Sartorius, 1995)

Prevalence of:

Anxiety disorders in adults Suicidal thoughts Borderline personality Cutting, self-mutilation and self-harm among teenagers Autism - isolated in a world of your own Bullying Eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia) Eating disorders in women and men Obesity Erection problems Sexual problems Sexual paraphilias Sleeping problems More articles with tatistics of prevalence of mental disorders

Sources, references: http://web4health.info/en/answers/source/psy-prevalance-gp.htm

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