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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Mental disorders among adults with asthma: results from the World Mental Health Survey
General Hospital Psychiatry, Volume 29, No. 2, Year 2007
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Objective: Our objectives were (a) to determine which common mental disorders are associated with asthma in the general population after controlling for age and sex, and (b) to assess whether the associations of mental disorders with asthma are consistent across diverse countries. Method: Eighteen population surveys of household-residing adults were carried out in 17 countries (N=85,088). Mental disorders were assessed with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview 3.0, a fully structured diagnostic interview. The disorders considered here are 12-month anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder/agoraphobia, posttraumatic stress disorder and social phobia), depressive disorders (dysthymia and major depressive disorder) and alcohol use disorders (abuse and dependence). Asthma was ascertained by self-reports of lifetime diagnosis among a subsample (n=42,697). Results: Pooled estimates of age-adjusted and sex-adjusted odds of mental disorders among persons with asthma relative to those without asthma were 1.6 [95% confidence interval (95% CI)=1.4, 1.8] for depressive disorders, 1.5 (95% CI=1.4, 1.7) for anxiety disorders and 1.7 (95% CI=1.4, 2.1) for alcohol use disorders. Conclusion: This first cross-national study of the relationship between asthma and mental disorders confirms that a range of common mental disorders occurs with greater frequency among persons with asthma. These results attest to the importance of clinicians in diverse settings being alert to the co-occurrence of these conditions. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Scott, Kate Margaret
New Zealand, Dunedin
Otago Medical School
von Korff, Michael R.
United States, Seattle
Group Health Cooperative
Ormel, Johan Hans
Netherlands, Groningen
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Zhang, Mingyuan
China, Shanghai
Shanghai Mental Health Center
Bruffaerts, Ronny
Belgium, Leuven
Ku Leuven– University Hospital Leuven
Alonso Caballero, J. L.
Spain, Barcelona
Institut Municipal D'investigacio Medica
Kessler, Ronald C.
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Tachimori, Hisateru
Japan, Kodaira
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Karam, Elie Georges
Lebanon, Beirut
Research
Levinson, Daphna
Israel, Jerusalem
Ministry of Health
Bromet, Evelyn J.
United States, Stony Brook
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Posada-Villa, J. A.
Colombia, Bogota
Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca
Gasquet, Isabelle
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Angermeyer, Matthias Claus
Germany, Leipzig
Universität Leipzig
Borges, Guilherme Luiz Guimaraes
Mexico, Mexico
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco
de Girolamo, Giovanni
Italy, Bologna
Azienda Usl Di Bologna
Herman, Allen A.
South Africa, Pretoria
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University Smu
Haro, Josep Maria
Spain, Sant Boi de Llobregat
Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu
Statistics
Citations: 267
Authors: 18
Affiliations: 18
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2006.12.006
ISSN:
01638343
Research Areas
Mental Health
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative