Social inequality in the prevalence of depressive disorders

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Abstract

Uncertainties exist about the strength of the relation between socioeconomic position and depressive disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between education, occupation, employment and income and depressive disorders measured as minor and major depression, as well as antidepressant prescriptions.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Epidemiology & Community Health
Volume63
Issue number7
Pages (from-to)575-81
Number of pages7
ISSN0143-005X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2009

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Antidepressive Agents
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Denmark
  • Depression
  • Depressive Disorder
  • Depressive Disorder, Major
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence
  • Risk Factors
  • Socioeconomic Factors

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