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Comorbidity of DSM-III-R major depressive disorder in the general population: results from the US National Comorbidity Survey.

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Kessler, RC; Nelson, CB; McGonagle, KA; Liu, J; Swartz, M; Blazer, DG
Published in: Br J Psychiatry Suppl
June 1996

General population data are presented on the prevalence and correlates of comorbidity between DSM-III-R major depressive disorder (MDD) and other DSM-III-R disorders. The data come from the US National Comorbidity Survey, a large general population survey of persons aged 15-54 years in the non-institutionalised civilian population. Diagnoses are based on a modified version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). The analysis shows that most cases of lifetime MDD are secondary. In the sense that they occur in people with a prior history of another DSM-III-R disorder. Anxiety disorders are the most common primary disorders. The time-lagged effects of most primary disorders on the risk of subsequent MDD continue for many years without change in magnitude. Secondary MDD is, in general, more persistent and severe than pure or primary MDD. This has special public health significance because lifetime prevalence of secondary MDD has increased in recent cohorts, while the prevalence of pure and primary depression has remained unchanged.

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Br J Psychiatry Suppl

ISSN

0960-5371

Publication Date

June 1996

Issue

30

Start / End Page

17 / 30

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Sex Distribution
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Sampling Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Psychiatry
  • Prognosis
  • Prevalence
  • Odds Ratio
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
 

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Kessler, R. C., Nelson, C. B., McGonagle, K. A., Liu, J., Swartz, M., & Blazer, D. G. (1996). Comorbidity of DSM-III-R major depressive disorder in the general population: results from the US National Comorbidity Survey. Br J Psychiatry Suppl, (30), 17–30.
Kessler, R. C., C. B. Nelson, K. A. McGonagle, J. Liu, M. Swartz, and D. G. Blazer. “Comorbidity of DSM-III-R major depressive disorder in the general population: results from the US National Comorbidity Survey.Br J Psychiatry Suppl, no. 30 (June 1996): 17–30.
Kessler RC, Nelson CB, McGonagle KA, Liu J, Swartz M, Blazer DG. Comorbidity of DSM-III-R major depressive disorder in the general population: results from the US National Comorbidity Survey. Br J Psychiatry Suppl. 1996 Jun;(30):17–30.
Kessler, R. C., et al. “Comorbidity of DSM-III-R major depressive disorder in the general population: results from the US National Comorbidity Survey.Br J Psychiatry Suppl, no. 30, June 1996, pp. 17–30.
Kessler RC, Nelson CB, McGonagle KA, Liu J, Swartz M, Blazer DG. Comorbidity of DSM-III-R major depressive disorder in the general population: results from the US National Comorbidity Survey. Br J Psychiatry Suppl. 1996 Jun;(30):17–30.

Published In

Br J Psychiatry Suppl

ISSN

0960-5371

Publication Date

June 1996

Issue

30

Start / End Page

17 / 30

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Sex Distribution
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Sampling Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Psychiatry
  • Prognosis
  • Prevalence
  • Odds Ratio
  • Middle Aged
  • Male