Executive summary “Depression is a disorder of mood, so mysteriously painful and elusive
in the way it becomes known to the self—to the mediating intellect—as to verge close to …

Epidemiological data are reviewed on the prevalence, course, socio-demographic
correlates, and societal costs of major depression throughout the world. Major depression is …

Major depression is a commonly occurring, seriously impairing, and often recurrent mental
disorder. 1, 2 The World Health Organization (WHO) ranks major depressive disorder (MDD) …

This paper presents an overview of the World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative version
of the World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) …

ContextLittle is known about the extent or severity of untreated mental disorders, especially
in less-developed countries. ObjectiveTo estimate prevalence, severity, and treatment of …

Background: Little is known about the total population prevalence and societal costs of
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); this report reviews relevant literature on these topics …

To lay the groundwork for devising, improving and implementing strategies to prevent or
delay the onset of disability in the elderly, we conducted a systematic literature review of …

The percentage of elderly persons is rising in most countries around the world [1, 2]. In an
aging population there are increased chronic disabilities and diseases [3, 4], which are …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Physical function is an important measure of success of
many medical and surgical interventions. Ability to adjust for comorbid disease is essential …