New WHO prevalence estimates of mental disorders in conflict settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Existing WHO estimates of the prevalence of mental disorders in emergency settings are more than a decade old and do not reflect modern methods to gather existing data and derive estimates. We sought to update WHO estimates for the prevalence of mental disorders in conflict-affected settings and calculate the burden per 1000 population.

Methods

In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we updated a previous systematic review by searching MEDLINE (PubMed), PsycINFO, and Embase for studies published between Jan 1, 2000, and Aug 9, 2017, on the prevalence of depression, anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. We also searched the grey literature, such as government reports, conference proceedings, and dissertations, t

SUBMITTER: Charlson F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6657025 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature