Cross-national epidemiology of DSM-IV major depressive episode
Evelyn Bromet, Laura Helena Andrade, Irving Hwang et al. · 2011
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Bromet, Andrade, Hwang, and co-authors report cross-national data on major depressive episodes under DSM-IV definitions. Major depression ranks among the leading causes of disability worldwide. Yet survey data were missing for many countries, especially low- and middle-income ones.
The authors present how common depression is, how much it impairs daily life, and which groups are most affected, across the countries surveyed. Comparable figures expose gaps in care and challenge the idea that depression is mainly a rich-country problem. Health planners use such data to argue for mental health services. Treatment coverage lagged far behind need in many of the surveyed countries.
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| CREATOR | Evelyn Bromet, Laura Helena Andrade, Irving Hwang et al. |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2011 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 70 KB |
| LICENSE | Creative Commons Attribution License |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PubMed Central |