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The economic burden of depression.

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Stoudemire, A; Frank, R; Hedemark, N; Kamlet, M; Blazer, D
Published in: Gen Hosp Psychiatry
November 1986

This article provides estimates of direct treatment costs and indirect costs from lost productivity associated with the morbidity and mortality of depression. Data are based on epidemiologic estimates of the prevalence of major depressive illness and on the number of suicides assumed to be secondary to depression. The number of hospitalizations, hospital days, physician and mental health provider visits, home/nursing home costs, and pharmaceutical costs are estimated. The direct and indirect costs are estimated to be approximately $16.3 billion per year. These economic figures provide a lower-bound estimate of the full economic burden of major depression and further emphasize the need for timely recognition and treatment to potentially minimize the negative impact of the illness on society.

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Gen Hosp Psychiatry

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ISSN

0163-8343

Publication Date

November 1986

Volume

8

Issue

6

Start / End Page

387 / 394

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Suicide
  • Psychotropic Drugs
  • Psychiatry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hospitalization
  • Female
  • Depressive Disorder
 

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Stoudemire, A., Frank, R., Hedemark, N., Kamlet, M., & Blazer, D. (1986). The economic burden of depression. Gen Hosp Psychiatry, 8(6), 387–394. https://doi.org/10.1016/0163-8343(86)90018-6
Stoudemire, A., R. Frank, N. Hedemark, M. Kamlet, and D. Blazer. “The economic burden of depression.Gen Hosp Psychiatry 8, no. 6 (November 1986): 387–94. https://doi.org/10.1016/0163-8343(86)90018-6.
Stoudemire A, Frank R, Hedemark N, Kamlet M, Blazer D. The economic burden of depression. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 1986 Nov;8(6):387–94.
Stoudemire, A., et al. “The economic burden of depression.Gen Hosp Psychiatry, vol. 8, no. 6, Nov. 1986, pp. 387–94. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/0163-8343(86)90018-6.
Stoudemire A, Frank R, Hedemark N, Kamlet M, Blazer D. The economic burden of depression. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 1986 Nov;8(6):387–394.
Journal cover image

Published In

Gen Hosp Psychiatry

DOI

ISSN

0163-8343

Publication Date

November 1986

Volume

8

Issue

6

Start / End Page

387 / 394

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Suicide
  • Psychotropic Drugs
  • Psychiatry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hospitalization
  • Female
  • Depressive Disorder