Jan Spijker

Broschiertes Buch

Chronic depression

Determinants and consequences of chronic major depression in het general population

Beschreibung

This thesis describes the epidemiology of (chronic) major depression in a general population study (NEMESIS, the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study). The course of major depression is very heterogenous but almost 20% of those with a diagnosis of major depression have a chronic course. Illness-related factors (severity of the depressive episode, prior episodes and their duration) are the strongest predictors of a longer duration of depression. These findings have important implication for treatment.

Autor

Dr. Jan Spijker is psychiatrist and director of the residents training and head of the Program for Mood disorders at Pro Persona mental health care. He is researcher at the Trimbos-institute in Utrecht with an interest in epidemology of mood disorders.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 148
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 213g
• ISBN-13: 9783845400327
• ISBN-10: 3845400323
• Artikelnr.: 33725481