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Prevalence, persistence, and severity of 12-month and 30-day DSM-5 disorders in the World Mental Health Hong Kong Study

December 1, 2025
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Corine S.M. Wong (The University of Hong Kong), et al., including William Axinn (University of Michigan)
BackgroundThe World Mental Health Hong Kong (WMHHK) Study aims to estimate 12-month and 30-day prevalence, persistence, severity, and correlates of DSM-5 anxiety, mood, and externalising disorders in Hong Kong, a densely populated city impacted by co...
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Nepali resilience: Nepalese mental health in an international comparison

January 1, 2024
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William Axinn (University of Michigan); Institute for Social and Environmental Research–Nepal (ISER-Nepal)
The people of Nepal experience many different sources of stress, but they have higher levels of positive mental health than those in wealthier countries. Nepali resilience is a source of both national pride and optimism, and mental health policies an...
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Findings from the World Mental Health surveys of civil violence exposure and its association with subsequent onset and persistence of mental disorders

June 20, 2023
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William Axinn (University of Michigan), Ronny Bruffaerts (Universitair Psychiatrisch Centrum KU Leuven), Timothy Kessler (Harvard Medical School), et al.
AbstractImportance Understanding the association of civil violence with mental disorders is important for developing effective postconflict recovery policies. Objective To estimate the association between exposure to civil violence and the subsequent...