The descriptive epidemiology of commonly occurring mental disorders in the United States.

By Ronald C. Kessler, Philip S. Wang. Annual Review of Public Health, 2008

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Education, Social Psychology

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Intelligence in childhood and risk of psychological distress in adulthood: The 1958 National Child Development Survey and the 1970 British Cohort Study (2009, background): “Symptoms of psychological distress due to mild depression and/or anxiety are common in general population samples (Singleton, Bumpstead, O'Brien, Lee, & Meltzer, 2001; Kessler & Wang, 2008 ).”
Rebooting Psychotherapy Research and Practice to Reduce the Burden of Mental Illness (2011, background): “Summarizing the U.S. data only, approximately 50% of the population meets criteria for one or more psychiatric disorders in their lifetimes, and approximately 25% of the population meets criteria in any given year (Kessler & Wang, 2008).”
Chronic stress, cognitive functioning and mental health. (2011, neutral): “…autoimmune and affective disorders, while early mortality, substance abuse, antisocial and conduct disorders, as well as infectious diseases are more common in men (Blume, 1994; Fattore, Altea, & Fratta, 2008; Gleicher & Barad, 2007; Kessler & Wang, 2008; Kjelsberg & Friestad, 2009; May, 2007).”
Psychological well-being among transgender and genderqueer individuals (2016, neutral): “…age (i.e., 28.97) of the sample and previous research suggesting a strong connection between age and psychological well-being (Jorm et al., 2005; Kessler & Wang, 2008; Stone, Schwartz, Broderick, & Deaton, 2010), the current findings may not be generalizable across the full age spectrum of…”
Effects of a yoga-based intervention for young adults on quality of life and perceived stress: The potential mediating roles of mindfulness and self-compassion (2012, neutral): “It is important to note that the indirect effects of both potential mediators on the dependent variables are the unique effects of each potential mediator above and beyond any other mediator in the model.”
The NKI-Rockland Sample: A Model for Accelerating the Pace of Discovery Science in Psychiatry (2012, background): “Whether considering disorders affecting children, adolescents, adults, or the elderly, early detection of disease risk and/or onset is the critical first step in prevention and treatment, respectively (Kessler et al., 2005; Kessler and Wang, 2008).”
2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing: Methods and Key Findings (2009, neutral): “2%, [25]) and New Zealand (20.”
The Critical Relationship Between Anxiety and Depression. (2020, background): “In relation to the evolution of their comorbidity, studies demonstrate that anxiety disorders generally precede the presentation of major depressive disorder (17).”
Genomic relationships, novel loci, and pleiotropic mechanisms across eight psychiatric disorders (2019, background): “Psychiatric disorders affect more than 25% of the population in any given year and are a leading cause of worldwide disability (GBD 2016 Disease Injury Incidence Prevalence Collaborators, 2017; Kessler and Wang, 2008).”