Depression prevalence: delineation issues in 2007 National Mental Health & Wellbeing and 2008 South Australian Surveys

据信，抑郁症正在增加，澳大利亚有许多健康干预措施可以帮助治疗，但尚不清楚这些干预措施是否降低了抑郁症的患病率。在过去的10年里，有两项关于抑郁症的调查报告。一个显示它在减少，另一个显示它在增加。这项研究将检查两项调查中的抑郁测量，以找出他们不同意的原因。这一发现将对未来的抑郁症测量和应该计划的医疗干预措施产生影响。

It is believed depression is increasing and Australia has many health interventions to help, but it is unknown if these are reducing depression prevalence. Two surveys have reported on depression in the past 10 years. One shows it is decreasing, the other it is increasing. This study will examine depression measurement in both surveys to find out why they disagree. The findings will have implications for future depression measurement and what health care interventions should be planned.