A Cross-sectional Survey of Disability Attributed to Mental Disorders and Service Use in China

A Cross-sectional Survey of Disability Attributed to

Mental Disorders and Service Use in China

Li-Li Shang;Yue-Qin Huang;Zhao-Rui Liu;Hong-Guang Chen

【期刊名称】《中华医学杂志（英文版）》 【年(卷),期】2017(130)012

【摘要】Background:Mental disorders are strongly associated with disabilities.National survey on disability could provide a reliable basis for policymaking in care and rehabilitation of disabled persons.This study aimed to describe the disability prevalence rates attributed to mental disorders,their distribution by sociodemographic factors,and utilizations of service.Methods:This study is a secondary data analysis of the Second National Sample Survey on Disability in 2006.The disability and severity were assessed using the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0.Mental disorders were diagnosed according to the Intemational Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision Classification of Mental and Behavioral Disorders.Using descriptive and analytic epidemiological methods,prevalence rates of disability attributed to mental disorders and service use were calculated.Results:Data of 2,526,145 respondents were analyzed.The disability prevalence rate attributed to mental disorders in China was 6.3％,accounting for 9.9％ of all disabled people.Regarding disability prevalence attributed to mental disorders,it