Treatment adequacy for anxiety and depressive disorders in six European countries.
The aims of this study are to describe the adequacy of treatment for anxiety and depressive disorders in Europe and how itdiffers between providers, using data from the ESEMeD study. The overall proportion of adequate treatment was 45.8% (57.4% in the specialised sector and 23.3% in the general medical care sector). Between-country differences were found in treatment adequacy in the specialised setting. Organisational and political aspects may explain these findings.
Fernández
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Paediatrics, Obstetrics, and Gynaecology, and Preventive Medicine Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and Research and Sant Joan de Déu Mental Health Services, Spain, and Hôpital Fernand Widal, Paris, France. afernandez@sjd-ssm.com
Haro
J M
JM
Martinez-Alonso
M
M
Demyttenaere
K
K
Brugha
T S
TS
Autonell
J
J
de Girolamo
G
G
Bernert
S
S
Lépine
J P
JP
Alonso
J
J
D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*