Treatment gap for anxiety disorders is global: Results of the World Mental Health Surveys in 21 countries

• Published in: Depression and anxiety Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 195 - 208
• Main Authors: Alonso, Jordi, Liu, Zhaorui, Evans‐Lacko, Sara, Sadikova, Ekaterina, Sampson, Nancy, Chatterji, Somnath, Abdulmalik, Jibril, Aguilar‐Gaxiola, Sergio, Al‐Hamzawi, Ali, Andrade, Laura H., Bruffaerts, Ronny, Cardoso, Graça, Cia, Alfredo, Florescu, Silvia, Girolamo, Giovanni, Gureje, Oye, Haro, Josep M., He, Yanling, Jonge, Peter, Karam, Elie G., Kawakami, Norito, Kovess‐Masfety, Viviane, Lee, Sing, Levinson, Daphna, Medina‐Mora, Maria Elena, Navarro‐Mateu, Fernando, Pennell, Beth‐Ellen, Piazza, Marina, Posada‐Villa, José, ten Have, Margreet, Zarkov, Zahari, Kessler, Ronald C., Thornicroft, Graham
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.03.2018; Wiley
• Subjects: Adequate treatment; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anxiety disorders; Anxiety Disorders - therapy; Female; Global Health - statistics & numerical data; Health Care Surveys - statistics & numerical data; Health services; Humans; Life Sciences; Male; Mental disorders; Mental health; Mental Health - statistics & numerical data; Middle Aged; Nerves; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Perceived need for care; Post traumatic stress disorder; Psychotherapy; Quality of Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Santé publique et épidémiologie; Surveys; Young Adult; surveys; perceived need for care; anxiety disorders; health services; adequate treatment; Surveys; Perceived need for care; Adequate treatment; Anxiety disorders; Health services

Background Anxiety disorders are a major cause of burden of disease. Treatment gaps have been described, but a worldwide evaluation is lacking. We estimated, among individuals with a 12‐month DSM‐IV (where DSM is Diagnostic Statistical Manual) anxiety disorder in 21 countries, the proportion who (i)...