Burden, trends, and inequalities of anxiety disorders in the Western Pacific region, 1990-2023: A systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.
BACKGROUND Anxiety disorders (ADs) are a leading non-fatal cause of global disease burden, yet a detailed assessment of their burden, trends, and socioeconomic inequalities in the Western Pacific region is lacking. METHODS Using data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2023, we estimated prevalence, inciden...