Context Depression is common in old age. Nevertheless, few incidence studies have
established how often depression occurs in elderly persons with and without a history of …

Previous studies have suggested that a considerable number of depressed patients suffer
from sustained or repeated episodes of depressive symptoms. We developed a risk factor …

Objective: To identify baseline sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with a
current chronic major depressive episode (MDE). Method: Outpatients with major depressive …

• Using longitudinal data from a community study of 9900 adults drawn from four sites in the
United States and interviewed twice, 1 year apart, we investigated the predictors of first …

BackgroundData on the duration of major depressive episodes (MDE) in the general
population are sparse. AimsTo assess the duration of MDE and its clinical and socio …

Objective: In order to examine whether the incidence of major depressive disorder (MDD) is
increased in subjects with subthreshold depression, or sD (clinically relevant depressive …

Background. Depression is a remitting but recurring disease. However, there is a paucity of
prospectively recorded data on the course of depression after recovery. Method. A multi …

Objective: This study reports the 12‐month prevalence of major depressive episode and its
risk factors in a representative nationwide sample. Method: A random sample of non …

In this paper, the results of a community-based study into the prevalence and risk factors
associated with depression in the older (55–85 years) population of The Netherlands are …

Context There are no studies of the natural history of major depressive disorder that lack
prevalence and clinic biases. Objectives To estimate risk factors for first lifetime onset and …