Prevalence and economic effects of depression

Bloom, B.S.

Managed Care 13(6 Suppl Depression): 9-16

2004


ISSN/ISBN: 1062-3388
PMID: 15293766
Document Number: 582357
The lifetime risk of major depression among Americans is 17 percent, with as many as 10 percent suffering from depression in any 1-year period. The author reviews the epidemiology of depression, costs of treatment and nontreatment, and its economic impact on quality of life and daily function. This review also examines ways to improve value for money spent relative to this disease.

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