Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in Lebanon
Background There are no published data on national lifetime prevalence and treatment of mental disorders in the Arab region. Furthermore, the effect of war on first onset of disorders has not been addressed previously on a national level, especially in the Arab region. Thus, the current study aims a...
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| author | Dimassi, Hani |
| author2 | Karam, Elie G. Mneimneh, Zeina N. Fayyad, John A. Karam, Aimee N. Nasser, Soumana C. Kessler, Ronald C. |
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| author_facet | Dimassi, Hani Karam, Elie G. Mneimneh, Zeina N. Fayyad, John A. Karam, Aimee N. Nasser, Soumana C. Kessler, Ronald C. |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Dimassi, Hani Karam, Elie G. Mneimneh, Zeina N. Fayyad, John A. Karam, Aimee N. Nasser, Soumana C. Kessler, Ronald C. |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2015-10-01T09:29:19Z 2015-10-01T09:29:19Z 2015-10-01 |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 1016-8923 http://hdl.handle.net/10725/2228 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050061 Karam, E. G., Mneimneh, Z. N., Dimassi, H., Fayyad, J. A., Karam, A. N., Nasser, S. C., ... & Kessler, R. C. (2008). Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in Lebanon: First onset, treatment, and exposure to war. PLoS Med, 5(4), e61. http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0050061 |
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| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in Lebanon First onset, treatment, and exposure to war |
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| description | Background There are no published data on national lifetime prevalence and treatment of mental disorders in the Arab region. Furthermore, the effect of war on first onset of disorders has not been addressed previously on a national level, especially in the Arab region. Thus, the current study aims at investigating the lifetime prevalence, treatment, age of onset of mental disorders, and their relationship to war in Lebanon. Methods and Findings The Lebanese Evaluation of the Burden of Ailments and Needs Of the Nation study was carried out on a nationally representative sample of the Lebanese population (n = 2,857 adults). Respondents were interviewed using the fully structured WHO Composite International Diagnostic Interview 3.0. Lifetime prevalence of any Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV) disorder was 25.8%. Anxiety (16.7%) and mood (12.6%) were more common than impulse control (4.4%) and substance (2.2%) disorders. Only a minority of people with any mental disorder ever received professional treatment, with substantial delays (6 to 28 y) between the onset of disorders and onset of treatment. War exposure increased the risk of first onset of anxiety (odds ratio [OR] 5.92, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.5–14.1), mood (OR 3.32, 95% CI 2.0–5.6), and impulse control disorders (OR 12.72, 95% CI 4.5–35.7). Conclusions About one-fourth of the sample (25.8%) met criteria for at least one of the DSM-IV disorders at some point in their lives. There is a substantial unmet need for early identification and treatment. Exposure to war events increases the odds of first onset of mental disorders. |
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| spelling | Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in LebanonFirst onset, treatment, and exposure to warDimassi, HaniKaram, Elie G.Mneimneh, Zeina N.Fayyad, John A.Karam, Aimee N.Nasser, Soumana C.Kessler, Ronald C.Background There are no published data on national lifetime prevalence and treatment of mental disorders in the Arab region. Furthermore, the effect of war on first onset of disorders has not been addressed previously on a national level, especially in the Arab region. Thus, the current study aims at investigating the lifetime prevalence, treatment, age of onset of mental disorders, and their relationship to war in Lebanon. Methods and Findings The Lebanese Evaluation of the Burden of Ailments and Needs Of the Nation study was carried out on a nationally representative sample of the Lebanese population (n = 2,857 adults). Respondents were interviewed using the fully structured WHO Composite International Diagnostic Interview 3.0. Lifetime prevalence of any Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV) disorder was 25.8%. Anxiety (16.7%) and mood (12.6%) were more common than impulse control (4.4%) and substance (2.2%) disorders. Only a minority of people with any mental disorder ever received professional treatment, with substantial delays (6 to 28 y) between the onset of disorders and onset of treatment. War exposure increased the risk of first onset of anxiety (odds ratio [OR] 5.92, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.5–14.1), mood (OR 3.32, 95% CI 2.0–5.6), and impulse control disorders (OR 12.72, 95% CI 4.5–35.7). Conclusions About one-fourth of the sample (25.8%) met criteria for at least one of the DSM-IV disorders at some point in their lives. There is a substantial unmet need for early identification and treatment. Exposure to war events increases the odds of first onset of mental disorders.N/AN/A2015-10-01T09:29:19Z2015-10-01T09:29:19Z2015-10-01Articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article1016-8923http://hdl.handle.net/10725/2228http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050061Karam, E. G., Mneimneh, Z. N., Dimassi, H., Fayyad, J. A., Karam, A. N., Nasser, S. C., ... & Kessler, R. C. (2008). Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in Lebanon: First onset, treatment, and exposure to war. PLoS Med, 5(4), e61.http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0050061The Arab Journal of Psychiatryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/22282016-12-02T09:43:48Z |
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