Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common mental health disorder with a lifetime prevalence of 20.6% among United States (US) adults. Multiple US surveys have shown a consistently higher burden of mental health struggles among lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and questioning (LGBTQ+) adults ...
found the prevalence of depression in the elderly to be 31.74% [22], Sarokhani et al. prevalence of depression and meta-analysis in Iranian elderly is 43% [23], Abdoli et al. prevalence of major depression (MDD) among the elderly was 13.3% [24], and Yan et al. reported the ...
The rates of smoking in bipolar disorder (p = 0.004, OR = 2.5, 95%CI: 1.3–4.7) and schizophrenia (p = 0.03, OR = 2.0, 95%CI: 1.06–3.8) were significantly higher than in MDD, while no difference was found between bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Smokers had a...
1 The motivations are that attempted suicide is both one of the strongest risk factors for completed suicide2-4 and an important indicator of extreme emotional distress.5,6 Previous epidemiologic studies in the United States have estimated that between 1.1%7 and 4.3%8 of the population attempt ...
Previous studies have found a high burden in caregivers of psychiatric patients with schizophrenia (SCZ), bipolar disorder (BP), and major depressive disorder (MDD) [5], which could affect the caregivers’ quality of life (QoL) and family function [6]. Additionally, illness factors were ...
3. Explanation 2: Has an increase in MDD incidence offset any treatment-driven decrease in prevalence? 4. Explanation 3: Is the efficacy of acute-phase treatment too small to matter? 5. Explanation 4: Is the efficacy of interventions for preventing relapse and recurrence too small to matter?
This meta-analysis estimates the prevalence of depression, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation in medical students.
Homosexual men and patients with substance use disor- ders tend to have elevated prevalence of MDD. A detailed review of 10 studies comparing HIV-positive and at-risk HIV-negative patients found that there were twice as many cases of MDD in patients infected with HIV ...
Autism spectrum disorders are increasing worldwide and in Vietnam. This study reports the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders and examines their relation to selected socio-demographic factors among children aged 18 and 30 months in three norther
Depression, classified as a major depressive disorder (MDD) by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM- 5) [1], is characterized by persistent low mood, anhedonia, and cognitive impairments lasting ≥ 2 weeks, alongside physiological disruptions such as sleep disturbances an...