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Recent trends in the incidence of recorded depression in primary care
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Background: There is a paucity of data describing how general practitioners (GPs) label or record depression. Aims: To determine incidence and sociodemographic variation in GP-recorded depression diagnoses and depressive symptoms. Method: Annual incidence rates calculated using data from 298 UK general practices between 1996 and 2006, adjusted for year of diagnosis, gender, age and deprivation. Results: Incidence of diagnosed depression fell from 22.5 to 14.0 per 1000 person-years at risk (PYAR) from 1996 to 2006. The incidence of depressive symptoms rose threefold from 5.1 to 15.5 per 1000 PYAR. Combined incidence of diagnoses and symptoms remained stable. Diagnosed depression and symptoms were more common in women and in more deprived areas. Conclusions: Depression recorded by general practitioners has lower incidence rates than depression recorded in epidemiological studies, although there are similar associations with gender and deprivation. General practitioners increasingly use symptoms rather than diagnostic labels to categorise people's illnesses. Studies using standardised diagnostic instruments may not be easily comparable with clinical practice.
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- Authors
- Rait, G., Walters, K., Griffin, M., Buszewicz, M., Petersen, I., & Nazareth, I.
- Affiliations
- University College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Rait, Greta
- Venue
- British Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Published
- 2009-12
- Volume
- 195
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 520-524
- ISSN
- 0007-1250 (ISSN-L)
- 1472-1465
- OpenAlex
- W2006000121
- Cited by
- 168
- References
- 39
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- FWCI
- 14.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- The British Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- University College London
- Medical Research Council
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Family Practice › Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Keywords
- depression, depressive symptoms, incidence, general practitioners, primary care, sociodemographic variation, gender differences, socioeconomic deprivation, clinical practice
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Depressive Disorder, Family Practice, Female, United Kingdom, Humans, Male, Medical Records, Middle Aged, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Socioeconomic Factors, Incidence, Age Distribution, Young Adult
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