Double depression in an Australian population
| dc.contributor.author | Goldney, R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fisher, L. | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
| dc.description | The original publication can be found at www.springerlink.com | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Double depression, or dysthymia with superimposed major depression, is a major public health issue that imposes considerable burden on the community. Double depression and its associated morbidity have not previously been delineated in an Australian population. Methods: A random and representative sample of the South Australian population was assessed by trained interviewers. The mood module of the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD), the Short-Form Health Status Questionnaire (SF-36), and Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL) instruments were administered, and data related to treatment use and role functioning were collated. Results: Double depression was present in 2.2% of the population. This group reported high levels of treatment-seeking behaviour with 90% seeking treatment in the last month and 42.4 % taking antidepressants. They also had a highly significantly poorer quality of life than did others in the community. Conclusions: The 2.2% of the population with double depression reported high use of services with poor functioning and health-related quality of life. More effective intervention strategies are required. | |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Robert D. Goldney and Laura J. Fisher | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology: the international journal for research in social and genetic epidemiology and mental health services, 2004; 39(11):921-926 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s00127-004-0832-7 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0933-7954 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1433-9285 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/6614 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Dr Dietrich Steinkopff Verlag | |
| dc.source.uri | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-004-0832-7 | |
| dc.subject | Australia | |
| dc.subject | major depression | |
| dc.subject | dysthymia | |
| dc.subject | double depression | |
| dc.subject | quality of life | |
| dc.title | Double depression in an Australian population | |
| dc.type | Journal article | |
| pubs.publication-status | Published |