Open AccessA 40-Year Perspective on the Prevalence of Depression
Author(s) -
Jane M. Murphy,
Nan M. Laird,
Richard R. Monson,
Arthur M. Sobol,
Alexander H. Leighton
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.57.3.209
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , dysphoria , demography , anxiety , population , psychology , prevalence , recall bias , epidemiology , psychiatry , medicine , clinical psychology , sociology , economics , macroeconomics , social psychology
According to epidemiologic studies that use recall of lifetime episodes, the prevalence of depression is increasing. This report from the Stirling County Study compares rates of current depression among representative samples of adults from a population in Atlantic Canada.
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