The epidemiology of major depressive episodes: results from the International Consortium of Psychiatric Epidemiology (ICPE) surveys

• Published in: International journal of methods in psychiatric research Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 3 - 21
• Main Authors: Andrade, Laura, Caraveo-anduaga, Jorge J., Berglund, Patricia, Bijl, Rob V., Graaf, Ron De, Vollebergh, Wilma, Dragomirecka, Eva, Kohn, Robert, Keller, Martin, Kessler, Ronald C, Kawakami, Norito, Kiliç, Cengiz, Offord, David, Bedirhan Ustun, T., Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.02.2003
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data Collection; Depressive Disorder, Major - diagnosis; Depressive Disorder, Major - epidemiology; epidemiology; Female; Global Health; Humans; ICPE surveys; International Cooperation; major depression; Male; Middle Aged; Original; Prevalence

Absence of a common diagnostic interview has hampered cross‐national syntheses of epidemiological evidence on major depressive episodes (MDE). Community epidemiological surveys using the World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview administered face‐to‐face were carried out...