Article
The epidemiology of mood disorders.
Current psychiatry reports - 1 Dec 2004
Merikangas Kathleen Ries, Low Nancy C P
Abstract excerpt
This review provides an overview of the epidemiology, risk factors, and genetic epidemiology of mood disorders in adults and children. The magnitude and impact of mood disorders in the community outweighs that of most other chronic diseases. Although there is substantial knowledge regarding the sociodemographic risk factors for mood disorders, our understanding of the pathogenesis and classification still is...
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