title: Elevated 12-month and lifetime prevalence and comorbidity rates of mood, anxiety, and alcohol use disorders in Chinese men who have sex with men.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study aimed to assess whether Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM) had a significantly elevated prevalence of psychiatric disorders compared to urban males in China.
  
  
  METHODS
  807 MSM were recruited using a respondent-driven sampling (RDS) method in urban area of northeast China. Psychiatric disorders were assessed employing the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI. Version 1.0) according to the criteria of the DSM-III-R.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Chinese MSM had a significantly elevated standardized prevalence ratios (SPR) for lifetime prevalence of any disorder (SPR = 2.8; 95%CI: 2.5-3.2), mood disorder (SPR = 3.0; 95%CI: 2.3-3.7), anxiety disorder (SPR = 5.5; 95% CI: 4.6-6.5), alcohol use disorder (SPR = 2.4, 95%CI: 2.0-2.8), and combination of disorders (SPR = 4.2; 95%CI: 3.4-5.1).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Chinese MSM had significantly elevated prevalence and comorbidity of psychiatric disorders. RDS is a suitable sampling method for psychiatric epidemiological survey in MSM population.
authors: Department of Chronic Diseases, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang, China.
authors: Lianzheng
authors: L
authors: Yu
authors: Chao
authors: C
authors: Jiang
authors: Jun
authors: J
authors: Na
authors: Ning
authors: N
authors: Li
authors: Wenli
authors: W
authors: Diao
authors: Yuan
authors: Y
authors: Gu
authors: Li
authors: L
authors: Zhao
authors: Yan
authors: Y
authors: Zou
authors: Ying
authors: Y
authors: Chen
authors: Li
authors: L
authors: Liu
authors: Huijuan
authors: H
authors: Mu
authors: Yunyong
authors: Y
authors: Liu
authors: Liya
authors: L
authors: Yu
authors: Xiaoli
authors: X
authors: Yang
authors: Guowei
authors: G
authors: Pan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015982:Bias; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D015995:Prevalence; D012494:Sampling Studies; D014505:Urban Population
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