Population prevalence of depression and mean Beck Depression Inventory score

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 195, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 516-519

  Veerman, J L ^a   Dowrick, C ^b   Ayuso Mateos, J L ^c,d   Dunn, G ^e   Barendregt, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; NORWAY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RURAL HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72149092028     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.109.066191     Document Type: Article

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