The epidemiological modelling of major depressive disorder: application for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
- Ferrari, Alize J.
- Charlson, Fiona J.
- Norman, Rosana E.
- Flaxman, Abraham D.
- Patten, Scott B.
- Vos, Theo
- Whiteford, Harvey A.
Publication date
July 2013
DOI Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS) ISSN
1932-6203 Citation count (estimate)
93Abstract
Background: Although the detrimental impact of major depressive disorder (MDD) at the individual level has been described, its global epidemiology remains unclear given limitations in the data. Here we present the modelled epidemiological profile of MDD dealing with heterogeneity in the data, enforcing internal consistency between epidemiological parameters and making estimates for world regions with no empirical data. These estimates were used to quantify the burden of MDD for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010)
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