Population-based study of first onset and chronicity in major depressive disorder
Population-based study of first onset and chronicity in major depressive disorder
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DOI:
10.1001/archpsyc.65.5.513
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发表时间:
2008-05-01
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Zandi, Peter
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作者:
Eaton, William W.;Shao, Huibo;Zandi, Peter
Context: There are no studies of the natural history of major depressive disorder that lack prevalence and clinic biases.Objectives: To estimate risk factors for first lifetime onset and parameters of chronicity following the first episode, including duration, recovery, and recurrence, and to search for predictors of each parameter.Design: Prospective population-based cohort study with 23 years of follow-up.Setting: East Baltimore, Maryland, an urban setting.Participants: Probability sample of 3481 adult household residents in 1981, including 92 with first lifetime onset of major depressive disorder during the course of the follow-up, and 1739 other participants followed up for at least 13 years.Outcome Measures: Diagnostic Interview Schedule and Life Chart Interview.Results: Female participants showed higher risk of onset of disorder, longer duration of episodes, and a nonsignificant tendency for higher risk of recurrence. Sex was not related to recovery. The median episode length was 12 weeks. About 15% of 92 individuals with first episodes did not have a year free of episodes, even after 23 years. About 50% of first episode participants recovered and had no future episodes. The evolution of the course was relatively stable from first to later episodes. Individuals with 1 or 2 short alleles of the serotonin transporter gene were at higher risk for an initial episode, but experienced episodes of shorter duration. There were few strong predictors of recovery or recurrence.Conclusions: Major depressive disorder is unremitting in 15% of cases and recurrent in 35%. About half of those with a first-onset episode recover and have no further episodes.