BACKGROUND Attention is increasingly shifting towards the role of daily stressors in explaining mental health outcomes in humanitarian emergencies. AIMS To assess the role of current perceived needs in explaining the association between past traumatic exposure and distress in humanitarian settings. METHOD A series of mediator analyses were conducted, using data from Jordan (displaced Iraqi ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence, symptom severity, functional impairment, and treatment of major depressive episode (MDE) in the Iraqi general population. METHODS The Iraq Mental Health Survey is a nationally representative face-to-face survey of 4,332 non-institutionalized adults aged 18+ interviewed in 2006-2007 as part of the WHO World Mental Health Surveys. Prevalence and correlates of...

Background High levels of mental well-being might protect against the onset of mental disorders but longitudinal evidence is scarce. This study examines whether flourishing mental health predicts first-incidence and recurrent mental disorders 3 years later. Data were used from 4482 representative adults participating in the second (2010-12) and third wave (2013-15) of the Netherlands Mental Hea...

BACKGROUND Studies from high-income countries have shown intimate partner violence to be associated with depression among women. The present paper examines whether this finding can be confirmed in a very different cultural setting in rural Ethiopia. METHOD A community-based cross-sectional study was undertaken in Ethiopia among 1994 currently married women. Using the Composite International D...

OBJECTIVE Previous population-based studies have found that delusional-like experiences (DLEs) are prevalent in the community, and are associated with a wide range of mental health disorders. The aim of the study was to investigate mental health service use by people with DLEs. METHODS Subjects were drawn from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing 2007 of 8 841 communi...

OBJECTIVE To examine nationally representative patterns and predictors of delays in contacting a professional after first onset of a mental disorder. DATA SOURCES The National Comorbidity Survey, a nationally representative survey of 8,098 respondents aged 15-54. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. DATA COLLECTION Assessed lifetime DSM-III-R mental disorders using a modified version of t...

OBJECTIVE Previous studies reported low and inconsistent rates of recognition of anxiety disorders by family physicians (FPs). Our objectives were to examine (a) which combination of indications within medical records most accurately reflects recognition of anxiety disorders and (b) whether patient and FP characteristics were related to recognition. METHOD A cross-sectional comparison was mad...

BACKGROUND Depression is the most common and disabling mental illness in the globe. It accounts for about 6.5% of the burden of diseases in Ethiopia. Regardless of its severity and relapse rate, there are no synthesized evidences about its prevalence and potential risk factors in Ethiopia. The aim of this review was thus to synthesize scientific information about the prevalence and potential ri...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate epidemiological associations between self-reported diet pill consumption and major depressive episodes (MDEs), using data from a large-scale, cross-sectional survey of the Canadian population. METHODS Data from the National Population Health Survey (NPHS) were used in this analysis. The NPHS interview included a brief version of the Composite International Diagnostic Int...

BACKGROUND Despite the wealth of literature on social determinants of mental health, less is known about the intersection of these determinants. Using a nationally representative sample, this study aimed to study separate, additive, and multiplicative effects of race, gender, and SES on the risk of major depressive episode (MDE) among American adults. METHODS National Survey of American Life ...