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WHO — Mental disorders fact sheet
The World Health Organization's standing summary of prevalence, treatment, and policy on mental disorders globally.
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WHO's mental disorders fact sheet is the standard international reference for prevalence and burden data. It is updated periodically and is the closest thing to a global baseline definition of the major conditions.
Useful when you need a citable, non-U.S.-centric source for the basic numbers.
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A note on this article
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