Kastrup Marianne C, Ramos Armando Báez
H:S Rigshospitalet, Videnscenter for Transkulturel Psykiatri, Psykiatrisk Klinik, København Ø.
Ugeskr Laeger. 2006 Sep 4;168(36):3030-2.
Mental disorders contribute significantly to the Global Burden of Disease. Four out of the ten diseases with the highest burden are psychiatric. About 25% of all individuals develop one or more psychiatric and behavioural disorders during their lifetime. Unipolar depression ranges as the leading mental disorder with respect to Disability Adjusted Life Years. The major psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia and depression are found in all cultures and result in significant disability. The cost of mental disorders worldwide needs to be more generally recognized.
精神障碍在全球疾病负担中占相当大的比例。十大负担最重的疾病中有四种是精神疾病。约25%的人在其一生中会患上一种或多种精神和行为障碍。就伤残调整生命年而言，单相抑郁症是主要的精神障碍。精神分裂症和抑郁症等主要精神疾病在所有文化中都有发现，并导致严重的残疾。全球精神障碍的成本需要得到更广泛的认识。
