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To estimate the global disease burden of depressive disorders for the year 2000 using updated regional epidemiologic indicators.

May 1, 2004The British Journal of PsychiatryOpen Access

Global burden of depressive disorders in the year 2000

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TÜT. Bedirhan ÜstünKoç University JAJosé Luís Ayuso‐MateosInstituto de Salud Carlos III SCSomnath ChatterjiHuman Sciences Research Council

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Epidemiological analysis reveals depressive disorders caused 4.4% of global disease burden in 2000, highlighting depression as the leading cause of non-fatal disability worldwide.

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To estimate the global disease burden of depressive disorders for the year 2000 using updated regional epidemiologic indicators.
Calculated disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for depressive disorders across each world region.
Integrated regional data on mortality, prevalence, incidence, average age at onset, condition duration, and disability severity weights.
Depression accounted for 4.4% of total global DALYs in 2000, remaining the fourth leading cause of global disease burden overall.
Depressive disorders caused the greatest proportion of non-fatal disease burden globally, representing nearly 12% of all years lived with disability.

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Üstün et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0ecc2ba14f152feaf9db38 https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.184.5.386

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Epidemiological analysis reveals depressive disorders caused 4.4% of global disease burden in 2000, highlighting depression as the leading cause of non-fatal disability worldwide.

Global burden of depressive disorders in the year 2000

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Global burden of depressive disorders in the year 2000

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