Khaled, S.M. orcid.org/0000-0002-8844-3441, Alhussaini, N.W.Z., Alabdulla, M. et al. (4 more authors) (2024) Lifetime prevalence, risk, and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders in Qatar's national mental health study. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 33 (S1). e2011. ISSN 1049-8931
Abstract
Objectives
To estimate lifetime prevalence, risk, and treatment for mental disorders and their correlates in Qatar's general population for the first time.
Methods
We conducted a national phone survey of 5,195 Qatari and Arab residents in Qatar (2019–2022) using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview Version 3.3 and estimated lifetime mood and anxiety defined diagnoses. Survival-based discrete time models, lifetime morbid risk, and treatment projections were estimated.
Results
Lifetime prevalence of any disorder was 28.0% and was associated with younger cohorts, females, and migrants, but lower formal education. Treatment contact in the year of disorder onset were 13.5%. The median delay in receiving treatment was 5 years (IQR = 2–13). Lifetime treatment among those with a lifetime disorder were 59.9% for non-healthcare and 63.5% for healthcare; it was 68.1% for any anxiety and 80.1% for any mood disorder after 50 years of onset. Younger cohorts and later age of onset were significantly predictors of treatment.
Conclusions
Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in Qatar is comparable to other countries. Treatment is significantly delayed and delivered largely in non-healthcare sectors thus the need for increased literacy of mental illness to reduce stigma and improve earlier help-seeking in healthcare settings.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 The Authors. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | 5th edition (DSM-5); diagnostic and statistical manual; lifetime prevalence; lifetime treatment; mental disorder; Qatar |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > Department of Neuroscience (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 13 May 2024 15:42 |
Last Modified: | 13 May 2024 15:42 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/mpr.2011 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:212486 |