BACKGROUND: Kunming is a major city in south-western China. However, until recently, no
epidemiological studies have been conducted to provide a profile of major depression in …

Background Little research has focused on the relationship between health insurance and
mental health in the community. The objective of this study is to determine how the basic …

Objective The comorbidity of somatic, anxious and depressive syndromes occurs in half of
all primary care cases. As research on this overlap of syndromes in the general population is …

Background This study aimed to examine the effect of diagnosed hypertension on
depressive symptoms and socioeconomic status (SES) as moderator in the effect in middle …

BACKGROUND: According to published reports, the prevalence rates of major depressive
disorder (MDD) in East-Asian countries are lower than in the West, but the reasons for this …

Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is the most prevalent mental disorder in the
general population and has been associated with socioeconomic factors. Beijing has …

Objective The limitation of activities of daily living (ADL) affects the mental health of older
adults. We distinguished activities of daily living into basic activities of daily living (BADL) …

Purpose Studies evaluating the mutual relation between depression and arthritis have been
limited and yielded inconsistent results. The aim of this study was to investigate the …

Background There has been little information about depression in Chinese elderly people.
In order to investigate whether or not there is an excess of depression among the Chinese …

Background Depression was positively associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) or
mortality in previous studies. However, whether the observed association can be explained …