Why the study?
Is depression associated with excess mortality in the general community versus patients with specific illnesses?
Population
General community and patients with specific illnesses
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
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Depression warrants clinical attention for potential mortality risk; leaves open precise effect size due to bias and low-quality evidence.
Is depression associated with excess mortality in the general community versus patients with specific illnesses?
This meta-analysis confirms a significant association between depression and excess mortality, while highlighting that publication bias and low study quality may lead to overestimation.
Cuijpers et al. (2014) studied this question.