The results of recent community epidemiological research are reviewed, documenting that
major depressive disorder (MDD) is a highly prevalent, persistent, and often seriously …

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Background and purpose: In 2005, we presented for the first time overall estimates of annual
costs for brain disorders (mental and neurologic disorders) in Europe. This new report …

BACKGROUND: The spectrum of disorders of the brain is large, covering hundreds of
disorders that are listed in either the mental or neurological disorder chapters of the …

Context There is growing recognition that bipolar disorder (BPD) has a spectrum of
expression that is substantially more common than the 1% BP-I prevalence traditionally …

Objective: Research on the workplace costs of mood disorders has focused largely on major
depressive episodes. Bipolar disorder has been overlooked both because of the failure to …

Background The current societal costs of bipolar I disorder (BDI) have not been
comprehensively characterized in the United States, as previous studies are based on data …

A literature search, supplemented by an expert survey and selected reanalyses of existing
data from epidemiological studies was performed to determine the prevalence and …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this systematic literature review was to evaluate the incidences
and risks for adverse events (AEs) associated with oral and parenteral corticosteroids. An …

Bipolar disorder (BD) has traditionally been thought of as an episodic condition,
characterized by periods of hypomania/mania and depression. However, evidence is …