Six-year healthcare trajectories of adults with anxiety and depressive disorders: determinants of transition to specialised mental healthcare

Major depressive disorder (MDD) and anxiety disorders are highly prevalent and severely disabling, especially when persisting over time (Demyttenaere et  al., 2004; Kessler et al., 2015, 2005; ten Have et al., 2013a, 2013b). A substantial number of people with severe symptoms of depression and/or anxiety do not receive adequate treatment (Kohn et al., 2004), with estimates ranging between 30% and 50% (Harvey and Gumport, 2015; Piek et al., 201 1; Spijker et al., 2013; ten Have et al., 2013a, 2013b).

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - July 23, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: L.C. Kooistra, J.E. Wiersma, J.J. Ruwaard, H. Riper, B.W.J.H. Penninx, P. van Oppen Tags: Research paper Source Type: research