Burden of mental disorders by gender in Pakistan: analysis of Global Burden of Disease Study data for 1990–2019
Aims and method We aimed to examine the burden of mental disorders in Pakistan over the past three decades. We used the crude data of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) obtained from the Global Burden of Disease Study database (1990–2019) to represent burden. Data were retrieved on 26 January 20...
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| author | Mohsin Hassan Alvi Tehmina Ashraf Farah Naz Asif Sardar Akbar Ullah Anita Patel Tayyeba Kiran Anil Gumber Nusrat Husain |
| author_facet | Mohsin Hassan Alvi Tehmina Ashraf Farah Naz Asif Sardar Akbar Ullah Anita Patel Tayyeba Kiran Anil Gumber Nusrat Husain |
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We aimed to examine the burden of mental disorders in Pakistan over the past three decades. We used the crude data of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) obtained from the Global Burden of Disease Study database (1990–2019) to represent burden. Data were retrieved on 26 January 2021. Data for adults of reproductive age (aged 15–49 years) were analysed to discuss and interpret the disease burden. An analysis was conducted on total DALYs separately for the genders for ten mental disorders reported in Pakistan.
Results
DALYs increased drastically with the onset of reproductive age. Depressive disorder was the most reported mental disorder, contributing 3.13% (95% CI 2.25–4.24) of total DALYs, and varied significantly between genders: females 3.89% (95% CI 2.73–5.29) versus males 2.37% (95% CI 1.62–3.25).
Clinical implications
A nationwide high-quality epidemiological surveillance system should be implemented to monitor mental disorders and offer culturally appropriate preventive services.
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| spelling | doaj-art-261e3a0ee1894f55bf45f676347ae17e2025-01-16T21:51:13ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Bulletin2056-46942056-47082024-12-014833334010.1192/bjb.2023.76Burden of mental disorders by gender in Pakistan: analysis of Global Burden of Disease Study data for 1990–2019Mohsin Hassan Alvi0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1653-1204Tehmina Ashraf1Farah Naz2Asif Sardar3Akbar Ullah4Anita Patel5Tayyeba Kiran6Anil Gumber7Nusrat Husain8Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning, Rawalpindi, PakistanPakistan Institute of Living and Learning, Rawalpindi, PakistanPakistan Institute of Living and Learning, Rawalpindi, PakistanPakistan Institute of Living and Learning, Rawalpindi, PakistanUniversity of Manchester, Manchester, UKAnita Patel Health Economics Consulting Ltd, London, UKPakistan Institute of Living and Learning, Rawalpindi, PakistanSheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UKUniversity of Manchester, Manchester, UKAims and method We aimed to examine the burden of mental disorders in Pakistan over the past three decades. We used the crude data of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) obtained from the Global Burden of Disease Study database (1990–2019) to represent burden. Data were retrieved on 26 January 2021. Data for adults of reproductive age (aged 15–49 years) were analysed to discuss and interpret the disease burden. An analysis was conducted on total DALYs separately for the genders for ten mental disorders reported in Pakistan. Results DALYs increased drastically with the onset of reproductive age. Depressive disorder was the most reported mental disorder, contributing 3.13% (95% CI 2.25–4.24) of total DALYs, and varied significantly between genders: females 3.89% (95% CI 2.73–5.29) versus males 2.37% (95% CI 1.62–3.25). Clinical implications A nationwide high-quality epidemiological surveillance system should be implemented to monitor mental disorders and offer culturally appropriate preventive services. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056469423000761/type/journal_articleBurdenmental disorderreproductive agegenderPakistan |
| spellingShingle | Mohsin Hassan Alvi Tehmina Ashraf Farah Naz Asif Sardar Akbar Ullah Anita Patel Tayyeba Kiran Anil Gumber Nusrat Husain Burden of mental disorders by gender in Pakistan: analysis of Global Burden of Disease Study data for 1990–2019 BJPsych Bulletin Burden mental disorder reproductive age gender Pakistan |
| title | Burden of mental disorders by gender in Pakistan: analysis of Global Burden of Disease Study data for 1990–2019 |
| title_full | Burden of mental disorders by gender in Pakistan: analysis of Global Burden of Disease Study data for 1990–2019 |
| title_fullStr | Burden of mental disorders by gender in Pakistan: analysis of Global Burden of Disease Study data for 1990–2019 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Burden of mental disorders by gender in Pakistan: analysis of Global Burden of Disease Study data for 1990–2019 |
| title_short | Burden of mental disorders by gender in Pakistan: analysis of Global Burden of Disease Study data for 1990–2019 |
| title_sort | burden of mental disorders by gender in pakistan analysis of global burden of disease study data for 1990 2019 |
| topic | Burden mental disorder reproductive age gender Pakistan |
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