Lifetime risk of depression: restricted to a minority or waiting for most? [Editorial]

G. Andrews; R. Poulton; I. Skoog

doi:10.1192/bjp.187.6.495

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Lifetime risk of depression: restricted to a minority or waiting for most? [Editorial]

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Lifetime risk of depression: restricted to a minority or waiting for most? [Editorial]

G. Andrews, R. Poulton and I. Skoog

British Journal of Psychiatry, Vol.187(6), pp.495-496

2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.187.6.495

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ambulatory care

depression

developed country

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

genetics

life expectancy

prevalence

prospective study

recurrent disease

remission

review

adolescents

age factors

cross-sectional studies

depressive disorder

prospective studies

recurrence

risk factors

Depression remits and recurs, but among what proportion of the population? Retrospective surveys report the lifetime risk to be around 10%. A modelling study and two prospective studies concur that close to half the population can expect one or more episodes of depression in their lifetime.

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Record Identifier: 9926478894201891
Title: Lifetime risk of depression: restricted to a minority or waiting for most? [Editorial]
Creators: G. Andrews
R. Poulton
I. Skoog
Publication Details: British Journal of Psychiatry, Vol.187(6), pp.495-496
Academic Unit: Psychology; Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit (DMHDRU)
Publisher: Royal College of Psychiatrists
Date published ; e-published: 2005
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Lifetime risk of depression: restricted to a minority or waiting for most? [Editorial]

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