Author:
He Y.,Zhang M.,Lin E. H. B.,Bruffaerts R.,Posada-Villa J.,Angermeyer M. C.,Levinson D.,de Girolamo G.,Uda H.,Mneimneh Z.,Benjet C.,Graaf R. de,Scott K. M.,Gureje O.,Seedat S.,Haro J. M.,Bromet E. J.,Alonso J.,Kovess V.,von Korff M.,Kessler R.
Abstract
BackgroundPrior studies in the USA have reported higher rates of mental disorders among
persons with arthritis but no cross-national studies have been conducted. In
this study the prevalence of specific mental disorders among persons with
arthritis was estimated and their association with arthritis across diverse
countries assessed.MethodThe study was a series of cross-sectional population sample surveys. Eighteen
population surveys of household-residing adults were carried out in 17
countries in different regions of the world. Most were carried out between
2001 and 2002, but others were completed as late as 2007. Mental disorders
were assessed with the World Health Organization (WHO)
World Mental Health–Composite International Diagnostic Interview
(WMH-CIDI). Arthritis was ascertained by self-report.
The association of anxiety disorders, mood disorders and alcohol use
disorders with arthritis was assessed, controlling for age and sex.
Prevalence rates for specific mental disorders among persons with and
without arthritis were calculated and odds ratios
(ORs) with 95% confidence intervals were
used to estimate the association.ResultsAfter adjusting for age and sex, specific mood and anxiety disorders occurred
among persons with arthritis at higher rates than among persons without
arthritis. Alcohol abuse/dependence showed a weaker and less
consistent association with arthritis. The pooled estimates of the age- and
sex-adjusted ORs were about 1.9 for mood disorders and for anxiety disorders
and about 1.5 for alcohol abuse/dependence among persons with
versus without arthritis. The pattern
of association between specific mood and anxiety disorders and arthritis was
similar across countries.ConclusionsMood and anxiety disorders occur with greater frequency among persons with
arthritis than those without arthritis across diverse countries. The
strength of association of specific mood and anxiety disorders with
arthritis was generally consistent across disorders and across
countries.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health,Applied Psychology
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