Abstract
There are striking similarities across countries in patterns of major depression and of bipolar disorder. The differences in rates for major depression across countries suggest that cultural differences or different risk factors affect the expression of the disorder.
Keywords
Depression (economics)MedicineComorbidityDemographyEpidemiologyBipolar disorderNational Comorbidity SurveyAnxietyPsychiatryMarital statusPopulationEnvironmental healthInternal medicine
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- 276
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- 4
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- 293-293
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Myrna M. Weissman
(1996).
Cross-National Epidemiology of Major Depression and Bipolar Disorder.
JAMA
, 276
(4)
, 293-293.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1996.03540040037030
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- DOI
- 10.1001/jama.1996.03540040037030