Prevalence, persistence, and severity of 12-month and 30-day DSM-5 disorders in the World Mental Health Hong Kong Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Mental Health Hong Kong (WMHHK) Study aims to estimate 12-month and 30-day prevalence, persistence, severity, and correlates of DSM-5 anxiety, mood, and externalising disorders in Hong Kong, a densely populated city impacted by consecutive population-level stressors, including social unrest and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Face-to-face interviews, either in-person or video-based online, were conducted from November 2022 to March 2024 with a population-representative sample of 3053 adults aged 18 years and above. Diagnostic assessment utilised the World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interview for DSM-5 (CIDI-5), evaluating ten mental disorders: anxiety (panic disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, obse

SUBMITTER: Wong CSM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12689180 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature