Use of mental health services for anxiety, mood, and substance disorders in 17 countries in the WHO world mental health surveys.

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Published in Lancet on September 08, 2007

Authors

Philip S Wang1, Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, Jordi Alonso, Matthias C Angermeyer, Guilherme Borges, Evelyn J Bromet, Ronny Bruffaerts, Giovanni de Girolamo, Ron de Graaf, Oye Gureje, Josep Maria Haro, Elie G Karam, Ronald C Kessler, Viviane Kovess, Michael C Lane, Sing Lee, Daphna Levinson, Yutaka Ono, Maria Petukhova, José Posada-Villa, Soraya Seedat, J Elisabeth Wells

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Services and Intervention Research, National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, MD, USA. wangphi@mail.nih.gov

Associated clinical trials:

The Impact of Spiritual Healing on Moderate Depression in Adults | NCT04766242

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