Lifetime treatment of DSM-IV mental disorders in the Saudi National Mental Health Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To estimate lifetime treatment rates of mental disorders in the Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS).

Methods

The SNMHS is a face-to-face community epidemiological survey in a nationally representative household sample of citizens ages 15-65 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) (n = 4,004). The World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) was used to produce estimates of lifetime prevalence and treatment of common DSM-IV mental disorders.

Results

Lifetime treatment ranged from 52.2% for generalized anxiety disorder to 20.3% for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, had a median (interquartile range) of 35.5% (30.6-39.5%) across disorders, and was 28.3% for people with any lifetime DSM-IV/CIDI disorder. Half

SUBMITTER: Al-Subaie AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7507506 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature