Epidemiological overview of major depressive disorder in Scandinavia using nationwide registers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common psychiatric disorder associated with a high disease burden. This study gives a comprehensive overview of the prevalence, outcomes, treatment, and genetic epidemiology of MDD within and across the Scandinavian countries.

Methods

This study has aimed to assess and compare across Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 1) the prevalence and trajectories of MDD and comorbidity, 2) outcomes and treatment, and 3) heritability (Denmark and Sweden only). The analyses leveraged data on 272,944 MDD cases (and 6.2 million non-cases) from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark in specialist care in national longitudinal health registers covering 1975-2013. Relying on harmonized public data global comparisons of socioeconomic and health metrics were perfor

SUBMITTER: Pasman JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10230616 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature