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)