There is debate about the correspondence between prevalence estimates of mental disorders from large epidemiologic surveys and the measurement of need for psychiatric services in the community. There is also a growing consensus that a significant proportion of cases remains untreated in the community. This dissertation addresses the problem of need and use of mental health services for depression, alcohol dependence, social phobia, panic disorder, and agoraphobia, from five perspectives. First, it provides an estimate of the need for mental health services in the community, independent of...