Background. Depression is the most common type of mental disorder in Germany. It is
associated with a high level of suffering for individuals and imposes a significant burden on …

Objective Depression cost studies have mainly taken a primary care perspective and should
be completed with cost estimates from psychiatric care. The objectives of this study were to …

BackgroundDepression is one of the most common causes of disability and is associated
with substantial reductions in the individual's quality of life. The aim of this study was to …

Background Despite the high prevalence of depression, information about the burden of this
disease in Switzerland is scarce. A better knowledge of the costs of depression may provide …

Objective The purpose of this study was to estimate the direct costs of depression in
Germany from the social perspective. Methods The data came from the European Study of …

Background. Depression is highly prevalent in Western countries and is associated with
increased health care costs. Most depressed patients are treated in primary care. Objective …

BACKGROUND: Depression poses a serious economic problem. We performed a cost-of-
illness study using data from a German health insurance company to determine which costs …

We investigated medical resource consumption, productivity loss and costs associated with
patients treated with antidepressants for depression in primary care in Sweden. Patients on …

Service utilization and total direct cost of care was assessed in 270 patients suffering from
depressive disorder. Patients were recruited from primary care physicians or family doctors …

Background Depression is one of the most disabling diseases, and causes a significant
burden both to the individual and to society. WHO data suggests that depression causes 6 …