New WHO prevalence estimates of mental disorders in conflict settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract

WHO; Queensland Department of Health, Australia; and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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AnxietyMeta-analysisNational Comorbidity SurveyPsycINFOBipolar disorderPrevalence of mental disordersPsychiatryDepression (economics)ComorbiditySystematic reviewSchizophrenia (object-oriented programming)PopulationMEDLINEMedicineTraumatic stressMental healthAnxiety disorderPrevalenceClinical psychologyEnvironmental healthInternal medicineMood

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Anxiety DisordersBipolar DisorderDepressionHumansMental DisordersPrevalenceSchizophreniaStress DisordersPost-TraumaticWarfareWorld Health Organization

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Year: 2019
Type: review
Volume: 394
Issue: 10194
Pages: 240-248
Citations: 1424
Access: Closed

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                                    Fiona Charlson, 
                                
                                    Mark van Ommeren, 
                                
                                    Abraham D. Flaxman
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2019). 
                            New WHO prevalence estimates of mental disorders in conflict settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 394
                            (10194)
                            , 240-248.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(19)30934-1
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(19)30934-1
PMID: 31200992
PMCID: PMC6657025

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