Review: there is marked socioeconomic inequality in persistent depression

Lorant V, Deliege D, Eaton W et al. Socioeconomic inequalities in depression: a meta-analysis. Am J Epidemiol2003 , Feb, 157 : 98 –112. [OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][PubMed][3][Web of Science][4] QUESTION: What is the size and nature of the relationship between socio-economic status and depression? Systematic review with meta-analysis. The authors searched Medline, PsychLit, Current Contents, the Social Science Citation Index, Sociological Abstracts, EconLit, and the reference lists of textbooks, reviews and identified studies. The authors contacted groups on the International Consortium in Psychiatric Research website for unpublished studies. Population-based studies of the prevalence, incidence, and persistence of major depression in adults were eligible if they: (1) provided data related to income, education, occupation, social class, or wealth; (2) were published after 1979; (3) were published in English, French, German, or Spanish; and (4) focused on people aged over 16 years. Studies including a mix of depression and anxiety were included. Studies focused on substance abuse, schizophrenia, anxiety, or personality disorders were excluded, as were those devoted mainly to neighbourhood or regional levels of deprivation. Studies focused on primary care, hospitalised patients or groups at high risk … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DAmerican%2BJournal%2Bof%2BEpidemiology%26rft.stitle%253DAm%2BJ%2BEpidemiol%26rft.aulast%253DLorant%26rft.auinit1%253DV.%26rft.volume%253D157%26rft.issue%253D2%26rft.spage%253D98%26rft.epage%253D112%26rft.atitle%253DSocioeconomic%2BInequalities%2Bin%2BDepression%253A%2BA%2BMeta-Analysis%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1093%252Faje%252Fkwf182%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F12522017%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1093/aje/kwf182&link_type=DOI [3]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=12522017&link_type=MED&atom=%2Febmental%2F6%2F3%2F75.atom [4]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=000180359300003&link_type=ISI