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Sex and depression in the National Comorbidity Survey. II: Cohort effects.

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Kessler, RC; McGonagle, KA; Nelson, CB; Hughes, M; Swartz, M; Blazer, DG
Published in: J Affect Disord
January 1994

Data from a nationally representative sample of the general population are used to study cohort differences in the prevalence of DSM-III-R Major Depressive Episode (MDE). We document increasing lifetime prevalence of MDE among both men and women in more recent cohorts, but no major change in the sex ratio over the 40-year period retrospectively covered in the survey. We find a cohort difference in 12-month MDE, with older women much more likely than older men to have recurrent episodes. This sex difference in recurrence plays an important part in the elevated 12-month prevalence of depression among women compared to men in the 45-54 age range.

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J Affect Disord

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ISSN

0165-0327

Publication Date

January 1994

Volume

30

Issue

1

Start / End Page

15 / 26

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Risk Factors
  • Recurrence
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Incidence
  • Humans
  • Female
 

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Kessler, R. C., McGonagle, K. A., Nelson, C. B., Hughes, M., Swartz, M., & Blazer, D. G. (1994). Sex and depression in the National Comorbidity Survey. II: Cohort effects. J Affect Disord, 30(1), 15–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-0327(94)90147-3
Kessler, R. C., K. A. McGonagle, C. B. Nelson, M. Hughes, M. Swartz, and D. G. Blazer. “Sex and depression in the National Comorbidity Survey. II: Cohort effects.J Affect Disord 30, no. 1 (January 1994): 15–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-0327(94)90147-3.
Kessler RC, McGonagle KA, Nelson CB, Hughes M, Swartz M, Blazer DG. Sex and depression in the National Comorbidity Survey. II: Cohort effects. J Affect Disord. 1994 Jan;30(1):15–26.
Kessler, R. C., et al. “Sex and depression in the National Comorbidity Survey. II: Cohort effects.J Affect Disord, vol. 30, no. 1, Jan. 1994, pp. 15–26. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/0165-0327(94)90147-3.
Kessler RC, McGonagle KA, Nelson CB, Hughes M, Swartz M, Blazer DG. Sex and depression in the National Comorbidity Survey. II: Cohort effects. J Affect Disord. 1994 Jan;30(1):15–26.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Affect Disord

DOI

ISSN

0165-0327

Publication Date

January 1994

Volume

30

Issue

1

Start / End Page

15 / 26

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Risk Factors
  • Recurrence
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Incidence
  • Humans
  • Female