Twelve-month prevalence, comorbidity and correlates of mental disorders in Germany: the Mental Health Module of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS1-MH)

• Published in: International journal of methods in psychiatric research Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 304 - 319
• Main Authors: Jacobi, Frank, Höfler, Michael, Siegert, Jens, Mack, Simon, Gerschler, Anja, Scholl, Lucie, Busch, Markus A., Hapke, Ulfert, Maske, Ulrike, Seiffert, Ingeburg, Gaebel, Wolfgang, Maier, Wolfgang, Wagner, Michael, Zielasek, Jürgen, Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2014; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Comorbidity; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Female; Germany - epidemiology; Health Surveys; Humans; Interview, Psychological; Male; mental disorders; Mental Disorders - diagnosis; Mental Disorders - epidemiology; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Sex Distribution; Substance-Related Disorders - diagnosis; Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology; Young Adult; Germany; prevalence; comorbidity; mental disorders

This paper provides up to date prevalence estimates of mental disorders in Germany derived from a national survey (German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults, Mental Health Module [DEGS1‐MH]). A nationally representative sample (N = 5318) of the adult (18–79) population was examined b...