Major depressive disorder in Africa and the Middle East: A systematic literature review

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 613-630

  Travers, Karin U ^a   Pokora, Tiffany D ^a   Cadarette, Sarah M ^a   Mould, Joaquin F ^b  

^a EVIDERA   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; burden of illness; economic impact; health related quality of life; major depressive disorder; review; the Middle East

Indexed keywords

ARIPIPRAZOLE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; ECHIUM AMOENUM EXTRACT; OLANZAPINE; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; QUETIAPINE; RHEUM RIBES EXTRACT; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CHRONIC PAIN; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DSM-IV; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; GAMBIA; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRAN; IRAQ; ISRAEL; LIBERIA; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MIDDLE EAST; MORBIDITY; MOROCCO; MORTALITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NIGERIA; OMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; RWANDA; SAUDI ARABIA; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA; SUDAN; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AFRICA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84886401612     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737167.2013.838026     Document Type: Review

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