Prevalence and Treatment of Mental Disorders, 1990 to 2003

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Authors

Ronald C. Kessler · Harvard University

Olga Demler · Harvard University

Richard G. Frank · Harvard University

Mark Olfson · Columbia University

Harold Alan Pincus · University of Pittsburgh

Ellen E. Walters · Harvard University

Philip Wang ·

Abstract

Despite an increase in the rate of treatment, most patients with a mental disorder did not receive treatment. Continued efforts are needed to obtain data on the effectiveness of treatment in order to increase the use of effective treatments.

Topics & Keywords

Mental Health Treatment and Access Schizophrenia research and treatment Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 352, Issue 24, pp. 2515-2523

DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa043266

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