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Depressive disorders in Europe: prevalence figures from the ODIN study

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Ayuso-Mateos, Jose Luis, Vázquez-Barquero, Jose Luis, Dowrick, Christopher, Lehtinen, Ville, Dalgard, Odd Steffen, Casey, Patricia, Wilkinson, Clare, Lasa, Lourdes +4 more·2001·British Journal of Psychiatry

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Background: This is the first report on the epidemiology of depressive disorders from the European Outcome of Depression International Network (ODIN) study. Aims: To assess the prevalence of depressive disorders in randomly selected samples of the general population in five European countries. Method: The study was designed as a cross-sectional two-phase community study using the Beck Depression Inventory during Phase 1, and the Schedule for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry during Phase 2. Results: An analysis of the combined sample ( n =8.764) gave an overall prevalence of depressive disorders of 8.56% (95% Cl 7.05–10.37). The figures were 10.05% (95% Cl 7.80–12.85) for women and 6.61% (95% Cl 4.92–8.83) for men. The centres fall into three categories: high prevalence (urban Ireland and urban UK), low prevalence (urban Spain) and medium prevalence (the remaining sites). Conclusions: Depressive disorder is a highly prevalent condition in Europe. The major finding is the wide difference in the prevalence of depressive disorders found across the study sites.

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  • The ODIN and SELCoH studies, based in selected samples from Liverpool and south east London, reported higher prevalence estimates for depression varying between 5% and 15%.

    “These studies, based in selected samples from Liverpool in the case of the ODIN study (Ayuso-Mateos et al., 2001), and south east London in the case of the SELCoH study (Hatch et al., 2012), have reported higher prevalence estimates for depression, varying between 5% and 15% depending on the specific study.”

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Ayuso-Mateos, J. L., Vázquez-Barquero, J. L., Dowrick, C., Lehtinen, V., Dalgard, O. S., Casey, P., Wilkinson, C., Lasa, L., Page, H., Dunn, G., Wilkinson, G., & the Odin Group
Affiliations
  • University of Liverpool (GB)
  • University College Dublin (IE)
  • University of Wales (GB)
  • University of Manchester (GB)
Venue
British Journal of Psychiatry
Published
2001-10
Volume
179
Issue
4
Pages
308-316
ISSN
  • 0007-1250 (ISSN-L)
  • 1472-1465
OpenAlex
W2166822947
Cited by
564
References
32
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FWCI
28.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • The British Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (submittedVersion)
  • STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Office of Research and Development
  • European Commission
  • Norges Forskningsråd
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
depressive disorders, prevalence, community-based epidemiology, sex differences, urban-rural differences, cross-national variation, general population, Beck Depression Inventory
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Community Psychiatry, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depressive Disorder, Europe, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Rural Population, Urban Population, Prevalence

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