Pharmacotherapy for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

DJ Stein, JC Ipser, S Seedat, C Sager… - Cochrane database of …, 2006 - cochranelibrary.com
Pharmacotherapy for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - Stein, DJ - 2006 | Cochrane
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Mental health systems in countries: where are we now?

KS Jacob, P Sharan, I Mirza, M Garrido-Cumbrera… - The Lancet, 2007 - thelancet.com
More than 85% of the world's population lives in 153 low-income and middle-income
countries (LAMICs). Although country-level information on mental health systems has …

Pharmacotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis

M Hoskins, J Pearce, A Bethell, L Dankova… - The British Journal of …, 2015 - cambridge.org
BackgroundPharmacological treatment is widely used for post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) despite questions over its efficacy. AimsTo determine the efficacy of all types of …

Use of mental health services for anxiety, mood, and substance disorders in 17 countries in the WHO world mental health surveys

PS Wang, S Aguilar-Gaxiola, J Alonso… - The Lancet, 2007 - thelancet.com
Background Mental disorders are major causes of disability worldwide, including in the low-
income and middle-income countries least able to bear such burdens. We describe mental …

Cross-national associations between gender and mental disorders in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys

S Seedat, KM Scott, MC Angermeyer… - Archives of general …, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Context Gender differences in mental disorders, including more anxiety and mood disorders
among women and more externalizing disorders among men, are found consistently in …

[HTML][HTML] Common chronic pain conditions in developed and developing countries: gender and age differences and comorbidity with depression-anxiety disorders

A Tsang, M Von Korff, S Lee, J Alonso, E Karam… - The journal of pain, 2008 - Elsevier
Although there is a growing body of research concerning the prevalence and correlates of
chronic pain conditions and their association with mental disorders, cross-national research …

The South African Stress and Health (SASH) study: 12-month and lifetime prevalence of common mental disorders

AA Herman, DJ Stein, S Seedat, SG Heeringa… - South African medical …, 2009 - ajol.info
Background. The South African Stress and Health (SASH) study is the first large-scale
population-based study of common mental disorders in the country. This paper provides …

Cumulative effect of multiple trauma on symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression in adolescents

S Suliman, SG Mkabile, DS Fincham, R Ahmed… - Comprehensive …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Recent literature has indicated that exposure to multiple traumatic events in
adults is associated with high levels of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and …

Psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support in youth

B Bruwer, R Emsley, M Kidd, C Lochner… - Comprehensive …, 2008 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: There is increasing awareness of the contribution of perceived social
support (PSS) to emotional and physical well-being. Numerous scales measuring PSS have …

Common mental disorders among HIV-infected individuals in South Africa: prevalence, predictors, and validation of brief psychiatric rating scales

L Myer, J Smit, LL Roux, S Parker, DJ Stein… - AIDS patient care and …, 2008 - liebertpub.com
Despite the high prevalence of both mental disorders and HIV infection in much of sub-
Saharan Africa, little is known about the occurrence of mental health disorders among HIV …