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Epidemiological survey of mental disorders in urban and rural areas of Liaoning province
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Lifetime PrevalencePsychiatric DisordersMental HealthRural AreasSubstance Use DisordersMental DisordersComorbid Psychiatric DisorderEpidemiological SurveyPublic HealthPsychiatric DiseasePsychiatryLower Lifetime PrevalenceDepressionPsychiatric DisorderCommunity Mental HealthGlobal HealthRural HealthMood DisordersMedicinePsychopathologyComorbidity
Objective To describe the prevalence and distribution of mental disorders among people aged 18～65 in Liaoning province.Methods 13?358 subjects aged 18～65 were randomly selected from 6 cities and counties by stratified multi-stage cluster sampling method.They were assessed for DSMⅢ-R diagnoses by face to face interview with Composite International Diagnostic Interview(CIDI-1.0).Results The response rate was 86.1%.The adjusted 2-week,12-month and lifetime prevalence of overall DSM Ⅲ-R disorders were 5.03%,8.09% and 11.26%.12-month prevalence of mood,anxiety and alcohol use disorders were 2.01%,3.97%and 3.27% respectively.Compared with the females,the males have significantly lower lifetime prevalence of mood(OR=0.59,95%CI=0.48～0.72)and anxiety(OR=0.46,95%CI=0.39～0.53)disorders,and higher alcohol use disorder(OR=23.67,95%CI=15.71～35.67).The divorced has significantly elevated prevalence for all the disorders.Mood disorder was higher among people in urban areas than rural areas(OR=1.54,95%CI=1.21～1.95).14.60% and 1.40% patients have two or three disorders in their life,the lifetime comorbidity of mood disorders with anxiety and alcohol use disorders were 38.90% and 6.20% respectively.Conclusion Approximately 1 in 11 adults have mental disorders,psychiatric diseases have become a serious public health problem in Liaoning province.