title: National Survey of Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Egypt: preliminary survey.
abstract: This study is an initial step for the National Survey of Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Egypt. We conducted a door-to-door household survey of 14,640 adults aged 18-64 years in 5 regions in Egypt. Mental disorders were diagnosed using the MINI-Plus diagnostic interview. Overall prevalence was estimated at 16.93% of the studied adult population. The main problems were mood disorders, 6.43%, anxiety disorders, 4.75%, and multiple disorders, 4.72%. Mental disorders were associated with sociodemographic factors (e.g. being female, being unemployed, being divorced) and physical illness (e.g. heart disease, kidney disease, hypertension).
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuro-Psychiatry, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghanem
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gadallah
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Meky
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mourad
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: El-Kholy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D015897:Comorbidity; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult