title: [The prevalence of common mental disorders in the population of adult Poles by sex and age structure - an EZOP Poland study].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The article presents lifetime (LT) prevalence of common mental disorders (CMD) in accordance with the DSMIV classification, based on assessment of representative population sample of 10,081 Poles aged 18-64.
  
  
  METHODS
  Computer based WHO CIDI3.0 was adapted for the Polish population according to WMH protocol. The survey was performed by certified and supervised interviewers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of the 18 CMDs analyzed the most common was alcohol abuse, significantly more often in males (18.6%) than in women (3.3%), (p<0.01). The second most common disorder was panic, also more frequent in women (8.5%) than in men (3.9%), (p<0.01). Similarly, depression occurred in women (4.0%) two times more often than in males (1.9%), (p<0.01). GAD, agoraphobia, panic, specific phobia (p<0.01), and dysthymia (p<0.05) were also more prevalent in women. On the other hand, alcohol abuse, alcohol and drug dependence (p<0.01), and hypomania (p<0.05) were more common in males. For most analyzed disorders significantly higher prevalence was found in the older age groups. Social phobia, specific phobias, and drug abuse occurred most often in men from the youngest group. No significant differences related to age were found for the prevalence of hypomania both in men and women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Indices of prevalence obtained in the EZOP Poland study differ from the indices of prevalence of mental disorders described earlier in other countries. Lower values were found in Poland for affective disorders and some anxiety disorders. Only alcohol abuse was diagnosed more often than in other studies using similar methods except Ukraine, where this disorder was diagnosed with similar frequency.
authors.affiliation: Katedra Psychiatrii UM we Wrocławiu.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kiejna
authors.affiliation: Katedra Psychiatrii UM we Wrocławiu.
authors.forename: Patryk
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Piotrowski
authors.affiliation: Katedra Psychiatrii UM we Wrocławiu.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Adamowski
authors.affiliation: Zakład Badań Nad Alkoholizmem i Toksykomaniami IPiN.
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moskalewicz
authors.affiliation: Zakład Badań Nad Alkoholizmem i Toksykomaniami IPiN.
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wciórka
authors.affiliation: Narodowy Instytut Zdrowia Publicznego - Państwowy Zakład Higieny.
authors.forename: Jakub
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stokwiszewski
authors.affiliation: Narodowy Instytut Zdrowia Publicznego - Państwowy Zakład Higieny.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rabczenko
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kessler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008603:Mental Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: EZOP Poland; common mental disorders; prevalence of mental disorders