Objective Reliable data on the prevalence and incidence of the spectrum of mental disorders in older people are currently lacking for the EU. Despite the availability of some national and a few cross-national cross-sectional studies with quite variable results, the size and burden of mental disorders in the elderly remains unclear. This has been attributed to a number of methodological factors (e.g. lack of appropriate diagnostic instruments). In addition patterns of incidence and of the natural course and prognosis of mental and physical disorders in people above 65 years are lacking nationally and cross-nationally in the EU, with only a few notable exceptions. Furthermore, there are no cross-national studies investigating the interaction of mental disorders and the utilisation of treatment under specific consideration of the severity and the impairment of activities and participation, in terms of ICF-categories, of older people in different European countries. Therefore, the objective of the proposed study is to (1) develop, respectively to adapt existing instruments and (2) to collect data on the prevalence, the incidence and on the natural course and prognosis of mental disorders, and to do this in sufficiently powered representative samples of older people living in the community across different European countries. This includes assessing health service needs, investigating to what extent existing services are used by older people and which specific barriers to utilisation may exist. Thereby, the implementation of the study will enable the further development and improvement of harmonised instruments for the assessment of impairments of activities and participation in older adults, to adapt already existing instruments, and to facilitate results that are comparable across cultures. Results will help to change health care in direct contact with people, and beyond this, they offer starting points for structural changes initiated on the level of health politics. Fields of science medical and health sciencesclinical medicinepsychiatry Keywords ICF course of illness elderly impairment functioning incidence physical illness prevalence service utilization symptom severity Programme(s) FP7-HEALTH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health Topic(s) HEALTH-2007-3.2-6 - Health outcome measures and population ageing Call for proposal FP7-HEALTH-2007-B See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator UNIVERSITAETSKLINIKUM HAMBURG-EPPENDORF Address Martinistrasse 52 20251 Hamburg Germany See on map Region Hamburg Hamburg Hamburg Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Sylke Andreas (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 792 494,00 Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FERRARA Italy EU contribution € 381 169,00 Address Via ariosto 35 44121 Ferrara See on map Region Nord-Est Emilia-Romagna Ferrara Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Enrico Granieri (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS United Kingdom EU contribution € 457 254,00 Address Belgrave square 17 SW1X 8PG London See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Vanessa Cameron (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID Spain EU contribution € 353 988,00 Address Avenida de seneca 2 28040 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Javier Torres (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window LES HOPITAUX UNIVERSITAIRES DE GENEVE Switzerland EU contribution € 438 415,00 Address Rue gabrielle perret gentil 4 1205 Geneve 14 See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Genève Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alessandra Canuto (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window HADASSAH MEDICAL ORGANIZATION Israel EU contribution € 414 250,00 Address N/a 91120 Jerusalem See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Arik Tzukert (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN Germany EU contribution € 160 114,00 Address Helmholtzstrasse 10 01069 Dresden See on map Region Sachsen Dresden Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Sven Kreigenfeld (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
