Prevalence and Incidence Studies of Mood Disorders: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 124-138

  Waraich, Paul ^a,b   Goldner, Elliot M ^a   Somers, Julian M ^a   Hsu, Lorena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorders; Dysthymia; Incidence; Major depression; Mood disorders; Prevalence; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AGE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYSTHYMIA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LANGUAGE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; MOOD DISORDER; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

EID: 1642389164     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370404900208     Document Type: Review

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