Burden of depressive disorders by country, sex, age, and year: findings from the global burden of disease study 2010.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depressive disorders were a leading cause of burden in the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 1990 and 2000 studies. Here, we analyze the burden of depressive disorders in GBD 2010 and present severity proportions, burden by country, region, age, sex, and year, as well as burden of depressive disorders as a risk factor for suicide and ischemic heart disease.

Methods and findings

Burden was calculated for major depressive disorder (MDD) and dysthymia. A systematic review of epidemiological data was conducted. The data were pooled using a Bayesian meta-regression. Disability weights from population survey data quantified the severity of health loss from depressive disorders. These weights were used to calculate years lived with disability (YLDs) and disability adjusted

SUBMITTER: Ferrari AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3818162 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature