TY - JOUR
T1 - Functional disability of mental disorders and comparison with physical disorders
T2 - A study among the general population of six European countries
AU - Buist-Bouwman, M. A.
AU - De Graaf, R.
AU - Vollebergh, W. A M
AU - Alonso, J.
AU - Bruffaerts, R.
AU - Ormel, J.
AU - Angermeyer, Matthias
AU - Bernert, Sebastian
AU - Brugha, Traolach S.
AU - De Girolamo, Giovanni
AU - Demyttenaere, Koen
AU - Gasquet, Isabelle
AU - Haro, Josep Maria
AU - Katz, Steven J.
AU - Kessler, Ronald C.
AU - Kovess, Viviane
AU - Lépine, Jean Pierre
AU - Polidori, Gabriella
AU - Vilagut, Gemma
PY - 2006/6
Y1 - 2006/6
N2 - Objective: To examine the association of mental and physical disorders with multiple domains of functioning and compare the two. Method: Data were derived from the European Study of the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders, a general population study in which adults (n > 21 000) from Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain were assessed using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (mental disorders), World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule second edition (functional disability) and self-report (physical disorders). Means in different groups were compared using the Mann-Whitney U-test and multiple regression analyses. Results: Mental disorders were related to disability in all domains of functioning: anxiety disorders the most, followed by mood disorders, and finally alcohol disorders. The findings suggest that mental disorders are associated with similar or higher levels of disability in all domains, except getting around, than arthritis and heart disease. Conclusion: Mental disorders are associated with a similar or higher negative impact on daily functioning than arthritis and heart disease.
AB - Objective: To examine the association of mental and physical disorders with multiple domains of functioning and compare the two. Method: Data were derived from the European Study of the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders, a general population study in which adults (n > 21 000) from Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain were assessed using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (mental disorders), World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule second edition (functional disability) and self-report (physical disorders). Means in different groups were compared using the Mann-Whitney U-test and multiple regression analyses. Results: Mental disorders were related to disability in all domains of functioning: anxiety disorders the most, followed by mood disorders, and finally alcohol disorders. The findings suggest that mental disorders are associated with similar or higher levels of disability in all domains, except getting around, than arthritis and heart disease. Conclusion: Mental disorders are associated with a similar or higher negative impact on daily functioning than arthritis and heart disease.
KW - Anxiety disorders
KW - Arthritis
KW - Heart diseases
KW - Mood disorders
KW - Substance-related disorders
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2005.00684.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2005.00684.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 16677226
AN - SCOPUS:33646733033
VL - 113
SP - 492
EP - 500
JO - Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
JF - Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
SN - 0001-690X
IS - 6
ER -