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Epidemiology of depression: Prevalence, risk factors and treatment situation
Author(s) -
Lehtinen V.,
Joukamaa M.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1994.tb05794.x
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , epidemiology , psychiatry , mood , marital status , major depressive disorder , mood disorders , risk factor , psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , anxiety , population , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
Depending on the way it is defined depression can be seen as a state of mood, as a symptom, as a syndrome or as a clinical diagnosis. Epidemiological studies show that depression is the most common mental disorder in man. Up to 4 % of men and 8 % of women suffer from a clinically significant depressive disorder, while depressive symptoms are much more common. The occurrence of depression is associated with factors such as age, marital status, social class, and social conditions. In Finland, only one third of persons suffering from depression are actually being treated for their disorder.