Wednesday, June 18, 2003

The Epidemiology of Major Depressive Disorder
Study published in the latest issue of the Journalof the American Medical Association and the basis for major news stories, as noted here yesterday. See also the JAMA abstract, the Adobe Acrobat version which is optimized for printing, and related JAMA articles, including National Trends in the Outpatient Treatment of Depression (2002) and Impact of Disseminating Quality Improvement Programs for Depression in Managed Primary Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial.  
  

Suicide Rates Fall in Many Countries, Rise in Some
Reuters Health story - "While suicide rates have declined in most of the world, the problem is on the upswing in countries such as Russia, Australia and Ireland, according to a new report. In the case of Russia, the situation has become so serious that suicide is the major cause of death among young males. ...A summary of their findings is published in the June edition of the European Journal of Public Health."