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

2018679 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Jordi Alonso · Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Zhaorui Liu · Peking University

Sara Evans‐Lacko · King's College - North Carolina

Ekaterina Sadikova · Harvard University

Nancy A. Sampson · Harvard University

Somnath Chatterji · World Health Organization

Jibril Abdulmalik ·

Abstract

Low levels of service use and a high proportion of those receiving services not meeting adequacy standards for anxiety disorders exist worldwide. Results suggest the need for improving recognition of anxiety disorders and the quality of treatment.

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Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Mental Health Treatment and Access Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

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Published in: Depression and Anxiety

Volume 35, Issue 3, pp. 195-208

DOI: 10.1002/da.22711

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 54.85

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

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