Background Generalized anxiety disorder has a strong impact on health-related quality of
life. For this reason, it seems relevant to develop strategies allowing early diagnoses in …

Background The estimated number of people living with anxiety disorders worldwide is
around 264 million and is estimated to have worsened with the recent pandemic of COVID …

BackgroundCommon mental disorders are highly prevalent and disabling, leading to
substantial individual and societal costs. This study aims to characterize the association …

COVID-19 mitigation measures present unprecedented challenges in mental healthcare
delivery, posing high risk to the mental health of at-risk populations, namely patients …

Background and objectives The stigma attached to mental disorders remains a public health
challenge, represents an important barrier to healthcare and widens existing social …

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is one of the most underrecognized and undertreated
common mental disorders. This study aimed to describe its epidemiology and to understand …

Although trauma is common worldwide, the relative importance of different types of events in
the development of PTSD varies across countries. This study evaluated the exposure to …

Background The treatment gap for mental disorders remains a challenge worldwide.
Identifying reasons for nontreatment may contribute to reducing this gap. Aims To evaluate …

The aim of this article is to study mental health conditions among survivors of severe
physical intimate partner violence (IPV) and their utilisation of mental health services. This …

AimsPortugal was one of the European countries most affected by the period of economic
recession initiated in 2008. Social inequalities are likely to widen during such periods and …