August 30, 2002The British Journal of PsychiatryOpen Access

Duration of major depressive episodes in the general population: Results from the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study (NEMESIS)

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Population

Adult population with newly originated episodes of major depression drawn from a general population survey

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

2 years

Authors

JSJan SpijkerRadboud University Nijmegen RGRon de GraafTrimbos Institute RBRob BijlGhent University

Discussion

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Implication

Nearly 20% of MDEs persist ≥24 months; leaves open predictors of chronicity and targeted interventions pending prospective trials.

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Population

Adult population with newly originated episodes of major depression drawn from a general population survey (n=7076)

Outcome

Duration of major depressive episodes (MDE) over 2 years

While half of individuals with a major depressive episode recover within 3 months, nearly 20% experience chronic depression lasting 24 months or more.

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Spijker et al. (2002) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0293e14f17ebd438650978 https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.181.3.208

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Duration of major depressive episodes in the general population: Results from the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study (NEMESIS)

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Duration of major depressive episodes in the general population: Results from the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study (NEMESIS)

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

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