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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 …

Background A common disease, depression poses a significant burden both to the
individual and to society. Despite the growing body of health economics research, cost …

The word depression refers to a sense of lowering, the feeling of being pressed down, and
the experience of loss (the de-prefix implying deletion of something− of interest, of hope, of …

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 …

Aim There are differences in the prevalence estimates of depressive disorders based on
primary and secondary data. The reasons for this are, for instance, the use of divergent …

With the aim to improve the care of depressed patients and to reduce suicidality, the
Nuremberg Alliance Against Depression was initiated 2001 in the framework of the German …

When considering measures to decrease the burden of disease that is caused by
depression, the depressive diseases of adolescents and young adults are of increasing …

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

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 …