Treatment gap for anxiety disorders is global: Results of the World Mental Health Surveys in 21 countries.
Jordi AlonsoZhaorui LiuSara Evans-LackoEkaterina SadikovaNancy SampsonSomnath ChatterjiJibril AbdulmalikSergio Aguilar-GaxiolaAli Al-HamzawiLaura H AndradeRonny BruffaertsGraça CardosoAlfredo CiaSilvia FlorescuGiovanni de GirolamoOye GurejeJosep M HaroYanling HePeter de JongeElie G KaramNorito KawakamiViviane Kovess-MasfetySing LeeDaphna LevinsonMaria Elena Medina-MoraFernando Navarro-MateuBeth-Ellen PennellMarina PiazzaJosé Posada-VillaMargreet Ten HaveZahari ZarkovRonald C KesslerGraham Thornicroftnull nullPublished in: Depression and anxiety (2018)
Low levels of service use and a high proportion of those receiving services not meeting adequacy standards for anxiety disorders exist worldwide. Results suggest the need for improving recognition of anxiety disorders and the quality of treatment.