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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-1-15
pubmed:abstractText
Evidence for validity of the diagnostic construct of minor depressive disorder comes primarily from reports on subthreshold depressive states rather than minor depressive disorder per se. We report on the prevalence, impact, and sociodemographic correlates of minor depressive disorder in a developing country setting as further validation of this diagnostic construct. Diagnostic assessment of 1714 adults of an island population in Ethiopia was carried out using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. The lifetime prevalence of minor depressive disorder was 20.5% (95% confidence interval 18.6, 22.5%). One-third of cases had sought help and expressed suicidal ideation. Being divorced/widowed, middle-aged, and having somatic pain were independently associated with having minor depressive disorder. Only being divorced/widowed was a shared risk factor for both minor depressive disorder and bereavement. Minor depressive disorder seems to be a useful and valid diagnostic construct with particular clinical significance in this and, possibly, similar developing country settings.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1539-736X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
196
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
22-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18195638-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:18195638-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:18195638-Bereavement, pubmed-meshheading:18195638-Cross-Sectional Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18195638-Depression, pubmed-meshheading:18195638-Depressive Disorder, pubmed-meshheading:18195638-Developing Countries, pubmed-meshheading:18195638-Diagnosis, Differential, pubmed-meshheading:18195638-Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:18195638-Ethiopia, pubmed-meshheading:18195638-Ethnic Groups, pubmed-meshheading:18195638-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18195638-Health Surveys, pubmed-meshheading:18195638-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18195638-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18195638-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18195638-Personality Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:18195638-Social Isolation, pubmed-meshheading:18195638-Suicide, Attempted
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Validity of the concept of minor depression in a developing country setting.
pubmed:affiliation
Section of Epidemiology, Health Services Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK. Abe.Wassie@iop.kcl.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't