Minor change in the diagnostic threshold leads into major alteration in the prevalence estimate of depression

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 96-101

  Karlsson, Linnea ^a,b   Marttunen, Mauri ^a,c   Karlsson, Hasse ^c   Kaprio, Jaakko ^a,c,d   Hillevi, Aro ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d Institute for Molecular Medicine   (Finland)

Author keywords

Depression; Diagnosis; Diagnostic threshold; Epidemiology; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649191503     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.06.025     Document Type: Article

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