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. 2021 Mar 15;66(11):951–960. doi: 10.1177/07067437211000636

Table 1.

Lifetime Prevalence of Mental Disorders in 2002, Incidence, Persistence or Recurrence between 2002 and 2018, and Cumulative Prevalence in 2018.

2002 Sample Lifetime Prevalence at 2002 Incidence, Persistence, or Recurrence between 2002 and 2018 Cumulative Lifetime Prevalence at 2018
%a 95% CI % 95% CI % 95% CI
CIDI-based diagnoses
 Any mood or anxiety disorder 27.0 25.3 – 28.8 43.5 41.5 – 45.5 54.0 52.0 – 56.0
  MDE 16.5 15.1 – 18.1 32.8 30.9 – 34.8 40.0 38.0 – 42.1
 Any anxiety disorder 18.2 16.7 – 19.7 34.2 32.4 – 36.0 43.0 41.1 – 44.9
  PTSD 7.0 6.1 – 8.1 17.6 16.1 – 19.1 22.0 20.4 – 23.8
  GAD 4.8 4.0 – 5.7 15.2 13.8 – 16.8 18.3 16.7 – 19.9
  Panic disorder 3.6 2.9 – 4.4 16.5 15.0 – 18.1 19.0 17.4 – 20.7
  SAD 8.3 7.3 – 9.5 20.5 18.9 – 22.2 25.8 24.1 – 27.7
Level of Comorbidityb
 1 Disorder 16.3 14.9 – 17.8 15.3 13.9 – 16.9 19.1 17.5 – 20.8
 2 Disorders 6.4 5.4 – 7.4 8.8 7.7 – 10.0 11.7 10.4 – 13.0
 3+ Disorders 3.3 2.7 – 4.2 18.2 16.7 – 19.9 21.9 20.2 – 23.7
Alcohol abuse or dependence c 16.8 15.3 – 18.5
 Alcohol abuse 10.8 9.6 – 12.2
 Alcohol dependence 6.0 5.0 – 7.1  —
Self-report diagnoses (lifetime)
 ADHD 3.3 2.6 – 4.2
 OCD 3.0 2.4 – 3.9
 Personality disorder 0.8 0.5 – 1.3
 Mania 0.8 0.5 – 1.3
Any mental disorder (CIDI-based or self-report) 58.1 56.1 – 60.1

Note. MDE = major depressive episode, PTSD = post-traumatic stress disorder, GAD = generalized anxiety disorder, SAD = social anxiety disorder, ADHD = attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, OCD = obsessive compulsive disorder.

a Weighted percentages, bNot including alcohol use disorders, cCannot include due – measurement issues with CCHS-CFS 2002.