Chapter 6 Treated and untreated prevalence of mental disorders: results from the World Health Organization World Mental Health (WMH) surveys

Disability and common mental disorders: Results from the World Mental Health Survey Initiative Portugal

“…The objective of this study was to characterize the association between disability and common mental disorders in Portugal, where these disorders are highly prevalent [18,20]. The findings indicate that around 15% of individuals with any common mental disorder reported disability.…”

“…This approach allows to map the differential impact of common mental disorders in disability and acknowledges its broad individual-level consequences. The results may also inform clinical practice, further highlighting the issue of under-treatment, since research has shown that only a minority of people with mental disorders receive adequate treatment [20]. For instance, in the case of major depressive disorder, which can reliably be diagnosed and treated at the primary health care level, several barriers to the delivery of care have been identified, such as scarcity of resources or low levels of help seeking behaviour [39].…”

“…Analysis of the WMHS Initiative data in Europe showed that Portugal and Northern Ireland are the countries with the highest 12-month prevalence of any mental disorder [19]. The prevalence rate of 22.9% found in Portugal is particularly high when compared with other Southern European countries such as Italy and Spain, where prevalence rates of 9.7% and 8.8% were found, respectively [17,20]. In the spectrum of mental disorders, the most prevalent conditions are mood and anxiety disorders, designated as common mental disorders [21].…”

How did the use of psychotropic drugs change during the Great Recession in Portugal? A follow-up to the National Mental Health Survey

“…Little is known about the impact of the Great Recession on changes in the pattern of consumption of psychotropic drugs in Portugal. Compared to other European countries, Portugal has higher rates of consumption of psychotropic drugs [28,29], which may be partly explained by the fact that the country has one of the highest prevalences of mental disorders in Europe [30,31]. This high consumption has been recognized as a public health challenge [28], as it is largely based on anxiolytics, and hypnotics/sedatives.…”

The Deinstitutionalization of Lithuanian Mental Health Services in Light of the Evidence-based Practice and Principles of Global Mental Health

“…Additionally, the "days out of role" due to mental health problems are a major source of lost human capital . Hence, the effects of mental health problems and related disability result in having an impact not only on the quality of life of individuals themselves, their families and communities, but also extend to affect the economics of countries and employment rates, which further impact other related policies (Wang et al 2011).…”