Epidemiology, burden, and disability in depression and anxiety.

摘要: Studies of the prevalence depression and anxiety disorders have shown that there is a high comorbidity these 2 disorders. The resulting disability burden affect not only individual in terms decreased productivity, but level health care utilization also increased. objective this article to look at epidemiology, disability, global across different nations world. This will concentrate on results from Cross-National Collaborative Group. transcultural trends presented here must be viewed light limitations study, such as methodology population sampling, uniformity method clinical assessment, collection processing data. New studies among cultures are currently progress form European Study Epidemiology Mental Disorders (ESEMeD), which closely linked World Health Organization (WHO) 2000 initiative. for ESEMeD similar WHO facilitate comparisons between Europe rest Results awaited with anticipation.