Serious Mental Disorders Not Getting Treated

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Reallocation of treatment resources would have the greatest impact on the unmet needs of people with serious mental illness around the world, according to recent data from the WHO World Mental Health Survey Consortium.

The survey of 60,463 community-dwelling adults in 14 countries showed that many people with serious disorders remain untreated, while most people with subthreshold disorders receive care.

The consortium sought to assess the extent and severity of untreated mental illness worldwide, especially in less developed countries, using face-to-face household surveys based on the World Mental Health version of the World Health Organization Composite …