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. 2004 Jan;94(1):71–77. doi: 10.2105/ajph.94.1.71

TABLE 2—

Comparison of Women’s Health Study Past-Year Estimates With Prevalence in Other Primary Care Patients and General-Population Samples: National Comorbidity Survey

Source Alcohol Abuse/Dependence Disorder Prevalence Mood Disorders Anxiety Disorders Somatoform Disorders Any Disorders
AIAN women in primary care studya* 14.0 20.9 46.9 4.2 56.8
Other primary care studies
    WHO total (48) 6.0 6.6 4.7 4.2 21.1
    WHO–Seattlea (49) 9.7 6.6 2.8 4.2 20.7
    WHO–Chilea (50) 1.6 40.8 24.4 23.3 53.0
    Parker AIAN (19) 16.0 25.0 21.0 4.2 35.0
    PRIME-MD 1000a (33) N/A 31.0 22.0 18.0 43.0
General population study
    NCSa (34) 5.3 14.1 24.7 N/A 32.3

Note. AIAN = American Indian and Alaska Native; WHO = World Health Organization; N/A = not available; NCS = National Comorbidity Study; PRIME-MD = Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders.

aPrevalences reported for women only.