Major depression prevalence is very high, but the syndrome is a poor proxy for community populations' clinical treatment needs

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 411-419

  Patten, Scott B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Classification; Depressive disorder; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MOOD DISORDER; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; RECALL BIAS; REVIEW;

EID: 48249131658     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370805300702     Document Type: Review

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