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Affective disorders in five United States communities.

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Weissman, MM; Leaf, PJ; Tischler, GL; Blazer, DG; Karno, M; Bruce, ML; Florio, LP
Published in: Psychol Med
February 1988

Results on the age/sex specific prevalence of DSM-III affective disorders from the NIMH Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study (ECA), a probability sample of over 18,000 adults from five United States communities, are presented. The cross-site means for bipolar disorder ranged from 0.7/100 (2 weeks) to 1.2/100 (lifetime), with a mean age of onset of 21 years and no sex difference in rates. The cross-site means for major depression ranged from 1.5/100 (2 weeks) to 4.4/100 (lifetime), with a mean age onset of 27 years and higher rates in women. The cross-site means for dysthymia, a chronic condition, was 3.1/100 with a higher rate in women. There was reasonable consistency in prevalence rates among sites. The implications of these findings for understanding psychopathology are discussed.

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Psychol Med

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0033-2917

Publication Date

February 1988

Volume

18

Issue

1

Start / End Page

141 / 153

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Sex Factors
  • Psychiatry
  • North Carolina
  • Missouri
  • Middle Aged
  • Maryland
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Depressive Disorder
 

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Weissman, M. M., Leaf, P. J., Tischler, G. L., Blazer, D. G., Karno, M., Bruce, M. L., & Florio, L. P. (1988). Affective disorders in five United States communities. Psychol Med, 18(1), 141–153. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291700001975
Weissman, M. M., P. J. Leaf, G. L. Tischler, D. G. Blazer, M. Karno, M. L. Bruce, and L. P. Florio. “Affective disorders in five United States communities.Psychol Med 18, no. 1 (February 1988): 141–53. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291700001975.
Weissman MM, Leaf PJ, Tischler GL, Blazer DG, Karno M, Bruce ML, et al. Affective disorders in five United States communities. Psychol Med. 1988 Feb;18(1):141–53.
Weissman, M. M., et al. “Affective disorders in five United States communities.Psychol Med, vol. 18, no. 1, Feb. 1988, pp. 141–53. Pubmed, doi:10.1017/s0033291700001975.
Weissman MM, Leaf PJ, Tischler GL, Blazer DG, Karno M, Bruce ML, Florio LP. Affective disorders in five United States communities. Psychol Med. 1988 Feb;18(1):141–153.
Journal cover image

Published In

Psychol Med

DOI

ISSN

0033-2917

Publication Date

February 1988

Volume

18

Issue

1

Start / End Page

141 / 153

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Sex Factors
  • Psychiatry
  • North Carolina
  • Missouri
  • Middle Aged
  • Maryland
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Depressive Disorder