Trends in the prevalence of psychological distress and the use of mental health services from 2007 to 2016 in Japan

Psychological distress associated with common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety disorders is highly costly to the quality of life of individuals and to societal productivity (Chisholm et al., 2016). A number of epidemiological studies have examined trends in the prevalence of depression and psychological distress and the use of mental health services. Some studies in the United States and Australia have shown an increase in the prevalence of depression and psychological distress (Compton et al., 2006, Goldney et al., 2010, Weinberger et al., 2017) while others in the US, Australia and the United Kingdom have shown no changes (Kessler et al., 2005, Reavley et al., 2011, Mojtabai, 2011, Jorm and Reavley, 2012, Mojtabai and Jorm, 2015).
Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Research paper Source Type: research