Purpose This study examined the effects of individual and regional characteristics on
receiving depression-specific treatment in the statutory health-insured population of Bavaria …

Objective: Although effective treatments for depression exist, under or non-treatment of
depression is common. Efforts were made in the early 1990s to improve recognition and …

Objective Examine the overall incidence of medically treated depression in Denmark among
individuals 15–44 years old, and estimate the 5‐year cumulative incidence of psychiatric …

Background Studies on the treatment of depression using epidemiological survey methods
suggest a high level of under-treatment. Little is known about the characteristics of those …

Objective: While major depression is common, many depressed persons receive, at best,
inadequate treatment. A first step in remedying inadequate detection and treatment of major …

Aim This study aimed to analyse depression-related factors. The prevalence of depression
has been shown in prior surveys to vary between East and West Germany. Do these …

Background General practitioners play a key role in the care of patients with depressive
disorders. We studied the frequency and type of treatment of depressive disorders in primary …

Background: A universal finding in psychiatric epidemiology is that only a minority of
currently depressed people seek or receive treatment. Aims: To investigate the predictors of …

Objective: This study compared sociodemographic characteristics and health conditions of
adults with a major depressive episode who received treatment from general medical …

Objectives To determine nationally representative estimates of the prevalence of depressive
symptoms and factors associated with treatment among those with moderate to severe …