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The validity of two versions of the GHQ in the WHO study of mental illness in general health care.
- D. Goldberg, R. Gater, +4 authors C. Rutter
- Psychology, Medicine
- Psychological medicine
- 1997
BACKGROUND
In recent years the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) has been extensively used as a short screening instrument, producing results that are comparable to longer versions of the… Expand
Cross-national prevalence and risk factors for suicidal ideation, plans and attempts.
- M. Nock, G. Borges, +19 authors D. Williams
- Psychology, Medicine
- The British journal of psychiatry : the journal…
- 1 February 2008
BACKGROUND
Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide; however, the prevalence and risk factors for the immediate precursors to suicide - suicidal ideation, plans and attempts - are not wellknown,… Expand
Screening for serious mental illness in the general population with the K6 screening scale: results from the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) survey initiative
- R. Kessler, J. Green, +16 authors A. Zaslavsky
- Psychology, Medicine
- International journal of methods in psychiatric…
- 1 June 2010
Data are reported on the background and performance of the K6 screening scale for serious mental illness (SMI) in the World Health Organization (WHO) World Mental Health (WMH) surveys. The K6 is a… Expand
Toward a Global View of Alcohol, Tobacco, Cannabis, and Cocaine Use: Findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys
- L. Degenhardt, W. Chiu, +18 authors J. Wells
- Medicine
- PLoS medicine
- 1 July 2008
Background Alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drug use cause considerable morbidity and mortality, but good cross-national epidemiological data are limited. This paper describes such data from the first… Expand
Prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and dementia in two communities: Nigerian Africans and African Americans.
- H. Hendrie, B. Osuntokun, +7 authors B. Musick
- Medicine
- The American journal of psychiatry
- 1 October 1995
OBJECTIVE
This article reports on a prevalence study of dementia and Alzheimer's disease among two groups of subjects with the same ethnic background but widely differing environments.
METHOD
The… Expand
Cross-National Analysis of the Associations among Mental Disorders and Suicidal Behavior: Findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys
- M. Nock, I. Hwang, +22 authors D. Williams
- Psychology, Medicine
- PLoS medicine
- 1 August 2009
Using data from over 100,000 individuals in 21 countries participating in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys, Matthew Nock and colleagues investigate which mental health disorders increase the odds… Expand
Psychotic Disorders in Urban Areas: An Overview of the Study on Low Prevalence Disorders
- A. Jablensky, J. Mcgrath, +7 authors C. Harvey
- Medicine
- The Australian and New Zealand journal of…
- 1 April 2000
Objective: This paper reports on a study designed within the framework of the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing to: estimate the prevalence of psychoses in urban areas of Australia;… Expand
Community study of knowledge of and attitude to mental illness in Nigeria.
- O. Gureje, V. Lasebikan, O. Ephraim-Oluwanuga, B. Olley, Lola Kola
- Psychology, Medicine
- The British journal of psychiatry : the journal…
- 1 May 2005
BACKGROUND
The improvement of community tolerance of people with mental illness is important for their integration. Little is known about the knowledge of and attitude to mental illness in… Expand
The epidemiology of traumatic event exposure worldwide: results from the World Mental Health Survey Consortium.
BACKGROUND
Considerable research has documented that exposure to traumatic events has negative effects on physical and mental health. Much less research has examined the predictors of traumatic event… Expand
Persistent Pain and Well Being: a World Health Organization Study in Primary Care
Context: There is little information on the extent of persistent pain across cultures. Even though pain is a common reason for seeking health care, information on the frequency and impacts of… Expand