prevalence of depression
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprevalenceanddepression
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prevalence
noun[U]
uk/ˈprev.əl.əns/us/ˈprev.əl.əns/
the fact that something is very common or ...
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depression
noun
uk/dɪˈpreʃ.ən/us/dɪˈpreʃ.ən/
the state of feeling very unhappy and without hope for ...
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(Definition ofprevalenceanddepressionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Estimates of the lifetimeprevalenceofdepressionbased on retrospective reports are likely to substantially underestimate the true lifetimeprevalenceofdepression.
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Most studies report that theprevalenceofdepressionis higher in institutional settings.
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Prevalenceofdepressionin the aged: formal calculations versus clinical facts.
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The lifetimeprevalenceofdepressionwas 23 % in men and 45 % in women.
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Some, but not all studies report higherprevalenceofdepressionin primary care attenders.
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Summarizing the main results, regular church-attendance was associated with a lowerprevalenceofdepression.
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Theprevalenceofdepressionin older immigrant populations has received little attention.
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The present study aims to explore the influence of these differences on theprevalenceofdepressionin later life.
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This was an unexpected finding, as theprevalenceofdepressionis known to be higher in women.
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Medical oncology staff have been found to dramatically underestimate the severity andprevalenceofdepressionin their patients.
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They calculated that for every one standard-deviation increase in atherosclerosis, theprevalenceofdepressionincreased by 30%.
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Despite this evidence, there has been little study of the effects of attempts to reduce theprevalenceofdepressionin homes for older people.
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For all studies with depressive or anxiety symptoms, we performed pooled effect-size analysis giving best estimates ofprevalenceofdepressionor anxiety (95% confidence limits).
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We noted the lowestprevalenceofdepressionat the ages of 70 and 75 years and an increase from the age of 79 and above.
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However, the increase in theprevalenceofdepressionstarted between the ages of 75 and 79, and the same psychiatrist performed these examinations.
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Contrary to predictions, neither unresolved category was associated with depression0dysthymia, possibly because of theprevalenceofdepressionin the sample as a whole.
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Given theprevalenceofdepressionand its implications for children's development, more research on interventions employing such combined treatments urgently needs to be done.
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Both the incidence andprevalenceofdepressionincreased with age in this longitudinally followed birth cohort, and the incidence was higher in women than in men.
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This discrepancy is explained by the fact that theprevalenceofdepressionin our study was low, thereby reducing the power to detect a significant association.
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In later life, the prevalence of insomnia greatly exceeds theprevalenceofdepressionand anxiety states, making it unlikely that the former is primarily due to the latter.
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The total population studied comprised 900 subjects; the best estimate ofprevalenceofdepressionwas 40% (36-44 %), and for anxiety symptoms (total population 539), 36% (31-41%).
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Although it is a time at which theprevalenceofdepressionincreases, adolescence is also remarkable for the sharp increase in reward-related and risktaking behavior that occurs.
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The aims of this review were to estimate theprevalenceofdepressionand anxiety symptoms and to investigate the consequences in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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