Epidemiology of Adult <i>DSM-5</i> Major Depressive Disorder and Its Specifiers in the United States

Abstract

Among US adults, DSM-5 MDD is highly prevalent, comorbid, and disabling. While most cases received some treatment, a substantial minority did not. Much remains to be learned about the DSM-5 MDD specifiers in the general population.

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Major depressive disorderComorbidityDSM-5PsychiatryOdds ratioEpidemiologyMedicineNational Comorbidity SurveyPacific islandersPsychiatric epidemiologyYoung adultOddsPsychologyClinical psychologyGerontologyMental healthMoodInternal medicineLogistic regressionPopulation

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Year: 2018
Type: article
Volume: 75
Issue: 4
Pages: 336-336
Citations: 1602
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                                    Deborah S. Hasin, 
                                
                                    Aaron L. Sarvet, 
                                
                                    Jacquelyn L. Meyers
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Epidemiology of Adult <i>DSM-5</i> Major Depressive Disorder and Its Specifiers in the United States. 
                            JAMA Psychiatry
                            , 75
                            (4)
                            , 336-336.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.4602
                        

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DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.4602