Why the study?
Does major depression affect health services utilization, morbidity, and quality of life compared to other depressive syndromes or no depression in a community sample?
Does major depression affect health services utilization, morbidity, and quality of life compared to other depressive syndromes or no depression in a community sample?
Major depression is associated with significantly greater health service utilization and poorer quality of life in the Australian community, highlighting a substantial economic and functional burden.
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Underscores community burden of major depression; extends prior studies yet leaves open causality and intervention targets.
Goldney et al. (2000) studied this question.
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