Twelve‐month prevalence and severity of mental disorders in the Saudi National Mental Health Survey

Objectives To estimate 12‐month prevalence and severity of mental disorders in the Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS). Methods The SNMHS is a face‐to‐face community epidemiological survey in a nationally representative household sample of citizens aged 15 to 65 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi...

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Published in:International journal of methods in psychiatric research 2020-09, Vol.29 (3), p.e1831-n/a
Main Authors: Altwaijri, Yasmin A., Al‐Habeeb, Abdulhameed, Al‐Subaie, Abdullah S., Bilal, Lisa, Al‐Desouki, Majid, Shahab, Mona K., Hyder, Sanaa, Sampson, Nancy A., King, Andrew J., Kessler, Ronald C.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Anxiety disorders
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Epidemiology
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental health
Mood
Prevalence
Public health
Saudi Arabia - epidemiology
Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS)
Special Issue
Substance abuse
Substance use
Surveys
WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative
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Summary:Objectives To estimate 12‐month prevalence and severity of mental disorders in the Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS). Methods The SNMHS is a face‐to‐face community epidemiological survey in a nationally representative household sample of citizens aged 15 to 65 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) (n = 4,004). The World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) was used to estimate 12‐month prevalence of common DSM‐IV mental disorders. Results Twelve‐month prevalence of any DSM‐IV/CIDI disorder is 20.2%. Most common are anxiety disorders (12.3%) followed by mood (6.8%), disruptive behavior (5.4%), eating (3.2%), and substance use (1.9%) disorders. The proportion of 12‐month cases rated serious (39.0% of all cases) is high across virtually all disorders relative to the proportions found in CIDI surveys in other high‐income countries. Younger people have significantly elevated odds of mood and disruptive behavior disorders and serious disorders. Women have significantly elevated odds of anxiety and mood disorders and serious disorders. Previously married people have significantly elevated odds of most disorder classes and serious disorders. Conclusions Both 12‐month prevalence and severity of DSM‐IV/CIDI disorders are high in Saudi Arabia compared to other high‐income countries that carried out comparable surveys.
ISSN:1049-8931
1557-0657
DOI:10.1002/mpr.1831