Perceived helpfulness of treatment for generalized anxiety disorder: a World Mental Health Surveys report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Treatment guidelines for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) are based on a relatively small number of randomized controlled trials and do not consider patient-centered perceptions of treatment helpfulness. We investigated the prevalence and predictors of patient-reported treatment helpfulness for DSM-5 GAD and its two main treatment pathways: encounter-level treatment helpfulness and persistence in help-seeking after prior unhelpful treatment.

Methods

Data came from community epidemiologic surveys in 23 countries in the WHO World Mental Health surveys. DSM-5 GAD was assessed with the fully structured WHO Composite International Diagnostic Interview Version 3.0. Respondents with a history of GAD were asked whether they ever received treatment and, if so, whether th

SUBMITTER: Stein DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8351147 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature