Economic burden of major depressive disorder: a case study in Southern Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression disorders are a leading cause of disability in the world which imposes a significant economic burden on patients and societies The present study aimed to determine the economic burden of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) on the patients referred to the reference psychiatric single-specialty hospitals in southern Iran in 2020.

Methods

This cross-sectional research is a partial economic evaluation and a cost-of-illness study conducted in southern Iran in 2020. A total of 563 patients were enrolled through the census method, and a researcher-made data collection form was used to gather the required information. The prevalence-based and the bottom-up approaches were also used to collect the cost information and calculate the costs, respectively. The data on d

SUBMITTER: Keshavarz K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9426032 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature