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Elie G. Karam
Researcher at St George's Hospital
Publications - 172
Citations - 27798
Elie G. Karam is an academic researcher from St George's Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Population. The author has an hindex of 53, co-authored 145 publications receiving 21731 citations. Previous affiliations of Elie G. Karam include University of Balamand & MIND Institute.
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Prevalence, severity, and unmet need for treatment of mental disorders in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys.
Koen Demyttenaere,Ronny Bruffaerts,Jose Posada-Villa,Isabelle Gasquet,Kovess,J P Lépine,Matthias C. Angermeyer,Sebastian Bernert,de Girolamo G,Pierluigi Morosini,G Polidori,Takehiko Kikkawa,Norito Kawakami,Y. Ono,Tadashi Takeshima,Hidenori Uda,Elie G. Karam,John Fayyad,A. N. Karam,Zeina Mneimneh,María Elena Medina-Mora,Guilherme Borges,Carmen Lara,de Graaf R,Johan Ormel,Oye Gureje,Shen Y,Y. Huang,Zhang M,Jordi Alonso,Josep Maria Haro,Gemma Vilagut,Evelyn J. Bromet,Semyon Gluzman,C. P. M. Webb,Ronald C. Kessler,Kathleen R. Merikangas,James C. Anthony,Von Korff Mr,Philip S. Wang,Traolach S. Brugha,Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola,Sing Lee,Steven G. Heeringa,B. E. Pennell,Alan M. Zaslavsky,T. B. Üstün,Somnath Chatterji +47 more
TL;DR: Reallocation of treatment resources could substantially decrease the problem of unmet need for treatment of mental disorders among serious cases and careful consideration needs to be given to the value of treating some mild cases, especially those at risk for progressing to more serious disorders.
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Cross-National Prevalence and Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation, Plans, and Attempts
Matthew K. Nock,Guilherme Borges,Evelyn J. Bromet,Jordi Alonso,Matthias C. Angermeyer,Annette L. Beautrais,Ronny Bruffaerts,Wai Tat Chiu,Giovanni de Girolamo,Semyon Gluzman,Ron de Graaf,Oye Gureje,Josep Maria Haro,Yueqin Huang,Elie G. Karam,Ronald C. Kessler,Jean Pierre Lepine,Daphna Levinson,María Elena Medina-Mora,Yutaka Ono,Jose Posada-Villa,David R. Williams +21 more
TL;DR: There is cross-national variability in the prevalence of suicidal behaviours, but strong consistency in the characteristics and risk factors for these behaviours.
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Prevalence and correlates of bipolar spectrum disorder in the world mental health survey initiative.
Kathleen R. Merikangas,Robert Jin,Jian-Ping He,Ronald C. Kessler,Sing Lee,Nancy A. Sampson,Maria Carmen Viana,Laura Helena Andrade,Chiyi Hu,Elie G. Karam,Maria Ladea,María Elena Medina-Mora,Yutaka Ono,Jose Posada-Villa,Rajesh Sagar,J. Elisabeth Wells,Zahari Zarkov +16 more
TL;DR: The uniform increases in clinical correlates, suicidal behavior, and comorbidity across each diagnostic category provide evidence for the validity of the concept of BPS.
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Childhood adversities and adult psychopathology in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys
Ronald C. Kessler,Katie A. McLaughlin,Jennifer Greif Green,Michael J. Gruber,Nancy A. Sampson,Alan M. Zaslavsky,Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola,Ali Al-Hamzawi,Jordi Alonso,Matthias C. Angermeyer,Corina Benjet,Evelyn J. Bromet,Somnath Chatterji,Giovanni de Girolamo,Koen Demyttenaere,John Fayyad,Silvia Florescu,Gilad Gal,Oye Gureje,Josep Maria Haro,Chiyi Hu,Elie G. Karam,Norito Kawakami,Sing Lee,Jean-Pierre Lépine,Johan Ormel,Jose Posada-Villa,Rajesh Sagar,Adley Tsang,Bedirhan Üstün,Svetlozar Vassilev,Maria Carmen Viana,Daniel R. Williams +32 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined joint associations of 12 childhood adversities with first onset of 20 DSM-IV disorders in World Mental Health Surveys in 21 countries and found strong associations with all classes of disorders at all life-course stages.
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Use of mental health services for anxiety, mood, and substance disorders in 17 countries in the WHO world mental health surveys
Philip S. Wang,Philip S. Wang,Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola,Jordi Alonso,Matthias C. Angermeyer,Guilherme Borges,Evelyn J. Bromet,Ronny Bruffaerts,Giovanni de Girolamo,Ron de Graaf,Oye Gureje,Josep Maria Haro,Elie G. Karam,Ronald C. Kessler,Viviane Kovess,Michael Lane,Sing Lee,Daphna Levinson,Yutaka Ono,Maria Petukhova,Jose Posada-Villa,Soraya Seedat,J. Elisabeth Wells +22 more
TL;DR: Mental health care in 17 countries participating in the WHO world mental health survey initiative is described and unmet needs for treatment are examined, especially concerning in less-developed countries.