Depression

New depression research reported from University of Copenhagen

Published in Mental Health Law Weekly, May 31st, 2008

According to a study from Copenhagen, Denmark, " It is not clear whether the severity of depressive episodes changes during the course of depressive disorder. To investigate whether the severity of depressive episodes increases during the course of illness."

" Using a Danish nationwide case register, all psychiatric inpatients and out-patients with a main ICD-10 diagnosis of a single mild, moderate or severe depressive episode at the end of first contact were identified. Patients included in the study were from the period 1994-2003. A total of 19 392 patients received a diagnosis of a single depressive episode at first contact. The prevalence of severe depressive...

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Source: Mental Health Law Weekly (2008-05-31)

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