Cross-national patterns of substance use disorder treatment and associations with mental disorder comorbidity in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To examine cross-national patterns of 12-month substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and minimally adequate treatment (MAT), and associations with mental disorder comorbidity.

Design

Cross-sectional, representative household surveys.

Setting

Twenty-seven surveys from 25 countries of the WHO World Mental Health Survey Initiative.

Participants

A total of 2446 people with past-year DSM-IV SUD diagnoses (alcohol or illicit drug abuse and dependence).

Measurements

Outcomes were SUD treatment, defined as having either received professional treatment or attended a self-help group for substance-related problems in the past 12 months, and MAT, defined as having either four or more SUD treatment visits to a health-care professional, six or more visits to a n

SUBMITTER: Harris MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7408310 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature