scholarly journals The yield from national surveys of mental health

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Henderson ◽  
Gavin Andrews

At least 21 countries have now carried out national surveys of mental health under the aegis of the World Health Organization's World Mental Health Surveys. This has meant interviewing some 157 000 people in their homes. The countries are as varied as Australia, China, Iran, six continental European nations, Nigeria, the UK and the USA (Andrews et al, 2001; Demyttenaere et al, 2004; Mohammadi et al, 2005). It is therefore timely to consider what this very large body of information has yielded and to what use it can be put, especially in relation to the costs and human resources expended in a field where unmet need is so conspicuous.

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 873-886 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Alonso ◽  
G. Vilagut ◽  
S. Chatterji ◽  
S. Heeringa ◽  
M. Schoenbaum ◽  
...  

BackgroundThe methodology commonly used to estimate disease burden, featuring ratings of severity of individual conditions, has been criticized for ignoring co-morbidity. A methodology that addresses this problem is proposed and illustrated here with data from the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys. Although the analysis is based on self-reports about one's own conditions in a community survey, the logic applies equally well to analysis of hypothetical vignettes describing co-morbid condition profiles.MethodFace-to-face interviews in 13 countries (six developing, nine developed; n=31 067; response rate=69.6%) assessed 10 classes of chronic physical and nine of mental conditions. A visual analog scale (VAS) was used to assess overall perceived health. Multiple regression analysis with interactions for co-morbidity was used to estimate associations of conditions with VAS. Simulation was used to estimate condition-specific effects.ResultsThe best-fitting model included condition main effects and interactions of types by numbers of conditions. Neurological conditions, insomnia and major depression were rated most severe. Adjustment for co-morbidity reduced condition-specific estimates with substantial between-condition variation (0.24–0.70 ratios of condition-specific estimates with and without adjustment for co-morbidity). The societal-level burden rankings were quite different from the individual-level rankings, with the highest societal-level rankings associated with conditions having high prevalence rather than high individual-level severity.ConclusionsPlausible estimates of disorder-specific effects on VAS can be obtained using methods that adjust for co-morbidity. These adjustments substantially influence condition-specific ratings.


Author(s):  
Swati Arora ◽  
Rishabh Jain ◽  
Harendra Pal Singh

In Wuhan city of China, an episode of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) happened. during late December and it has quickly spread to all places in the world. Until May 29, 2020, cases were high in the USA with 1.7 Million, Russia with approximately 387 thousand, the UK with 271 thousand confirmed cases. Everybody on the planet is anxious to know when the coronavirus pandemic will end. In this scourge, most nations force extreme medication measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. Modeling has been utilized broadly by every national government and the World Health Organization in choosing the best procedures to seek after in relieving the impacts of COVID-19. Many epidemiological models are studied to understand the spread of the illness and its prediction to find maximum capacity for human-to-human transmission so that control techniques can be adopted. Also, arrangements for the medical facilities required such as hospital beds and medical supplies can be made in advance. Many models are used to anticipate the results keeping in view the present scenario. There is an urgent need to study the various models and their impacts. In this study, we present a systematic literature review on epidemiological models for the outbreak of novel coronavirus in India. The epidemiological dynamics of COVID-19 is also studied. Here, In addition, an attempt to take out the results from the exploration and comparing it with the real data. The study helps to choose the models that are progressive and dependable to predict and give legitimate methods for various strategies.


2011 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald C. Kessler ◽  
Johan Ormel ◽  
Maria Petukhova ◽  
Katie A. McLaughlin ◽  
Jennifer Greif Green ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (15) ◽  
pp. 2737-2737 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. P. Auerbach ◽  
J. Alonso ◽  
W. G. Axinn ◽  
P. Cuijpers ◽  
D. D. Ebert ◽  
...  

2004 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 11-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Price

Bermuda comprises a group of small islands in the Atlantic Ocean, situated approximately 1000 km east of the USA. It is a self-governing crown dependency of the UK. It is the third richest country in the world, with average wages per head of US$41 495 in 2000. Its economy is based on a flourishing offshore insurance industry and tourism.


2009 ◽  
Vol 66 (7) ◽  
pp. 785 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soraya Seedat ◽  
Kate Margaret Scott ◽  
Matthias C. Angermeyer ◽  
Patricia Berglund ◽  
Evelyn J. Bromet ◽  
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