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Table 3 Components of effective coverage among those with 12-month major depressive disorder by country income level

From: Determinants of effective treatment coverage for major depressive disorder in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

Coverage type

High-income countries

(n = 1991)

Low/middle-income countries

(n = 1350)

Significance between country income level (HICs vs LAMICs)

Among

Coverage type

%

(SE)

%

(SE)

F test

People with 12- month MDD (n = 3341)

Contact coverage

52.0

(1.5)

26.5

(1.3)

145.5*

People with contact coverage (n = 1398)

Adequate pharmacotherapy

27.6

(1.7)

22.3

(3.3)

1.7

Any pharmacotherapy

72.9

(2.2)

57.4

(2.9)

18.0*

Adequate psychotherapy

33.2

(1.7)

30.2

(3.4)

0.6

Any psychotherapy

38.8

(1.7)

39.2

(3.6)

0.0

People with 12- month MDD (n = 3341)

Effective coverage

16.3

(0.9)

6.0

(0.9)

41.5*

  1. HICs high-income countries; LAMICs low/middle-income countries; SE standard error; MDD major depressive disorder
  2. *Significant at 0.05 level, two-sided test