The current report attempts to address the limitation in previous studies of TE exposure by estimating the prevalence and examining sociodemographic correlates of a wide range of TEs in 26 surveys from 24 countries that participated in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Mental Health (WMH) Surveys (http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/wmh). We first conducted a factor analysis to examine whether TEs cluster into interpretable factors. Second, we calculated the lifetime prevalence of each TE and the proportions of all TEs due to each type both within and across countries. We also report the frequency of TE exposure per 100 respondents across countries. Third, we examined sociodemographic characteristics and prior TEs as predictors of subsequent TEs. Thus we provide a panorama of TE exposure across different countries that might help shape public policies.
