Depression prevalence: Is it really increasing?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 606-616

  Hawthorne, Graeme ^a   Goldney, Robert ^b   Taylor, Anne W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Population Research and Outcome Studies Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Prevalence; PRIME MD

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 47649118850     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048670802119788     Document Type: Article

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