Perceived helpfulness of treatment for social anxiety disorder: findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the prevalence and predictors of perceived helpfulness of treatment in persons with a history of DSM-IV social anxiety disorder (SAD), using a worldwide population-based sample.

Methods

The World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys is a coordinated series of community epidemiological surveys of non-institutionalized adults; 27 surveys in 24 countries (16 in high-income; 11 in low/middle-income countries; N = 117,856) included people with a lifetime history of treated SAD.

Results

In respondents with lifetime SAD, approximately one in five ever obtained treatment. Among these (n = 1322), cumulative probability of receiving treatment they regarded as helpful after seeing up to seven professionals was 92.2%. However, only 30.2% persiste

SUBMITTER: Bruffaerts R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9458773 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature