Background Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in Western countries
and is related to increased morbidity and mortality from medical conditions and decreased …

Background Most epidemiologic studies concerned with Major Depressive Disorder have
employed cross-sectional study designs. Assessment of lifetime prevalence in such studies …

• Using data collected in the National Institute of Mental Health (Rockville, Md)
Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program, we examined the proposed hypothesis that there …

Results of numerous community surveys of psychiatric illness suggest a striking change in
the occurrence of depression, with younger generations experiencing higher lifetime risk …

Objective: The epidemiology of major depressive disorder (MDD) was first described in the
Canadian national population in 2002. Updated information is now available from a 2012 …

Background: The gender difference in prevalence and incidence rates of depression is one
of the most consistent findings in psychiatric epidemiology. We sought to examine whether …

Abstract address three [epidemiological] tasks as they relate to late-life depression—
identification of cases, distribution of cases, and historical trends/[discuss specific …

Les troubles dépressifs majeurs (TDM) ont de profondes répercussions non seulement sur
la santé mentale mais sur tous les aspects de la vie, y compris l'emploi, le fonctionnement …

Background. Although major depression is a common condition across the age range, there
is some evidence from clinical studies that it may be more persistent and disabling in older …

BackgroundPublished studies of prevalence of depression in old age in Taiwan have
yielded equivocal results. AimsTo study the prevalence of depressive disorders among …