Prevalence and sociodemographic associations of common mental disorders in a nationally representative sample of the general population of Greece.

ABSTRACT:

Background

No study in Greece has assessed so far the full range of common mental disorders using a representative sample of the population from both mainland and insular regions of the country. The aim of the present paper was to present the results of the first such study.

Methods

The study was carried out between 2009-2010 in a nationally representative sample of 4894 individuals living in private households in Greece. Common mental disorders in the past week were assessed with the revised Clinical Interview Schedule (CIS-R). We also assessed alcohol use disorders (using AUDIT), smoking and cannabis use.

Results

14% of the population (Male: 11%, Female: 17%) was found to have clinically significant psychiatric morbidity according to the scores on the CIS-R. The pre

SUBMITTER: Skapinakis P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3686601 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature