The global prevalence of common mental disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis 1980–2013

Zachary Steel; Claire Marnane; Changiz Iranpour; Tien Chey; John W Jackson; Vikram Patel; Derrick Silove

doi:10.1093/ije/dyu038

The global prevalence of common mental disorders

A systematic review and meta-analysis 1980–2013

Bibliographic Data

ID	23385539
Authors	Zachary Steel (0000-0002-5048-2920), Claire Marnane, Changiz Iranpour, Tien Chey, John W Jackson (0000-0002-1528-7003), Vikram Patel (0000-0003-1066-8584), Derrick Silove (0000-0002-5609-9375)
Year	2014
Volume	43
Issue	2
Pages	476-493
Publication date	2014-04-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	No
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	International Journal of Epidemiology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 0300-5771 • E-ISSN: 1464-3685
Publisher	Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1093/ije/dyu038
PMID	24648481
PMCID	PMC3997379
Language	EN
Citations received	319
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