Markus A. Busch

TL;DR: Vitamin D deficiency is evident throughout the European population at prevalence rates that are concerning and that require action from a public health perspective, and what direction these strategies take will depend on European policy.

TL;DR: The German health interview and examination survey for adults with the mental health module (DEGS1-MH) is the successor to the last survey of mental disorders in the general German population 15 years ago and reports the basic findings on the 12-month prevalence ofmental disorders, associated disabilities and self-reported healthcare utilization.

TL;DR: Mental disorders were found to be commonplace with a prevalence level comparable to that found in the 1998 predecessor study but several further adjustments will have to be made for a sound methodological comparison between the studies.

TL;DR: It is confirmed that almost one third of the general population is affected by mental disorders and inform about subsets in the population who are particularly affected.

TL;DR: DEGS aims to establish a nationally representative data base on health of adults in Germany and will be used for continuous health reporting and health care research, and will help to support health policy planning and evaluation.