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Undertreatment of people with major depressive disorder in 21 countries
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Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a leading cause of disability worldwide. Aims: To examine the: (a) 12-month prevalence of DSM-IV MDD; (b) proportion aware that they have a problem needing treatment and who want care; (c) proportion of the latter receiving treatment; and (d) proportion of such treatment meeting minimal standards. Method: Representative community household surveys from 21 countries as part of the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys. Results: Of 51 547 respondents, 4.6% met 12-month criteria for DSM-IV MDD and of these 56.7% reported needing treatment. Among those who recognised their need for treatment, most (71.1%) made at least one visit to a service provider. Among those who received treatment, only 41.0% received treatment that met minimal standards. This resulted in only 16.5% of all individuals with 12-month MDD receiving minimally adequate treatment. Conclusions: Only a minority of participants with MDD received minimally adequate treatment: 1 in 5 people in high-income and 1 in 27 in low-/lower-middle-income countries. Scaling up care for MDD requires fundamental transformations in community education and outreach, supply of treatment and quality of services.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Thornicroft, G., Chatterji, S., Evans-Lacko, S., Gruber, M., Sampson, N., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., Al-Hamzawi, A., Alonso, J., Andrade, L., Borges, G., Bruffaerts, R., Bunting, B., de Almeida, J. M. C., Florescu, S., de Girolamo, G., Gureje, O., Haro, J. M., He, Y., Hinkov, H., Karam, E., Kawakami, N., Lee, S., Navarro-Mateu, F., Piazza, M., Posada-Villa, J., de Galvis, Y. T., & Kessler, R. C.
- Affiliations
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ES)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Ulster (GB)
- University of Balamand (LB)
- Corresponding author
- Thornicroft, Graham
- ORCID
- Venue
- British Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Published
- 2017-02
- Volume
- 210
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 119-124
- ISSN
- 0007-1250 (ISSN-L)
- 1472-1465
- PMC
- PMC5288082
- OpenAlex
- W2559328180
- Semantic Scholar
- 1da8e0e0dfc6b909363bd59684e1ca0ea798177c
- Cited by
- 1,121
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2026: 119 · 2025: 127 · 2024: 130 · 2023: 170 · 2022: 139 · 2021: 136 · 2020: 134 · 2019: 88 · 2018: 54 · 2017: 22
- FWCI
- 85.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- The British Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RECERCAT (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya) (acceptedVersion)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Lirias (submittedVersion)
- Repositori digital de la UPF (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (044708, Grant 044708)
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (R01 DA016558, R13-MH066849)
- John W. Alden Trust (R01-MH069864, R13-MH066849)
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Pfizer
- AstraZeneca
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Sanofi
- World Health Organization (R03 TW006481)
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Government of the United Kingdom
- Universidad CES
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (FP7/2007–2013, NF-SI-0611-10053, U01-MH60220)
- King's College London
- European Commission (EAHC 20081308, 20081308, 2007–2013, FP7 2007-2013, 1999-01042, QLG5–1999-01042, SANCO2004123, 2004123, FP7/2007)
- Public Health Agency
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (03/00204-3, 03/00204?)
- Generalitat de Catalunya (01042, RETICS RD06/0011 REM-TAP, CB06/02/0046)
- Bundesministerium für Gesundheit
- National Insurance Institute of Israel (H13-SHOGAI-023, H16-KOKORO-013, H14-TOKUBETSU-026)
- Ministerio de Salud de la Nación
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (H16-KOKORO-013, H14-TOKUBETSU-026, H13-SHOGAI-023)
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (307623/2013-0, 2013‐0)
- Universidade de Lisboa
- Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (SAF 2000 158-CE)
- Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitarias de la Región de Murcia
- Servicio Murciano de Salud
- Regione Piemonte (00/0028)
- Fakultet Medicinskih Nauka, Univerziteta U Kragujevcu
- Servier
- H. Lundbeck A/S
- Fundação Champalimaud (R01 MH070884)
- Ministerio de Salud
- National Institutes of Health (5r13mh066849-04, 5r01mh069864-04, 5r01mh070884-05)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (044708)
- Pfizer Foundation (R01‐MH069864, R01-DA016558, R13-MH066849, R03-TW006481)
- Pan American Health Organization (FIRCA R03-TW006481)
- Executive Agency for Health and Consumers
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CB06/02/0046, CIBER CB06/02/0046, RETICS RD06/0011 REM-TAP, FP7/2007-2013, RETICS RD06/0011 REM-TAP, RETICS RD06/0011, RD06/0011, FIS 00/0028, CIBER CB06/02/0046)
- Consejería de Sanidad y Política Social, Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia
- Departament de Salut, Generalitat de Catalunya (CB06/02/0046, RETICS RD06/0011 REM-TAP)
- National Institute of Mental Health (R13-MH-066849, NIMH R01MH070884, R01‐MH070884, U01-MH-60220, MH60220, MH070884, MH069864, MH066849, U01MH060220, R01‐MH069864)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA016558, U01-MH60220)
- Fogarty International Center (FIRCA R03TW006481, R03TW006481)
- Cilag
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology (medical) › Treatment of Major Depression
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Disorders
- Keywords
- major depressive disorder, undertreatment, treatment seeking, help-seeking, treatment quality, prevalence, mental health services, low- and middle-income countries, global mental health, World Mental Health Surveys
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Major Depressive Disorder, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Mental Health Services, Middle Aged, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Global Health, Prevalence, Young Adult
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