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The Epidemiology of Bipolar and Nonbipolar Depression: Rates and Risks

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The Origins of Depression: Current Concepts and Approaches

Part of the book series: Dahlem Workshop Reports Life Sciences Research Report ((DAHLEM LIFE,volume 26))

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The available English language data on the epidemiology of affective disorders are reviewed. Data on bipolar disorder and nonbipolar major depression are separated. While the nonbipolar group is heterogeneous, this distinction yields some international consistency in rates and risk factors.

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  1. Depts. of Psychiatry and Epidemiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06519, USA

    M. M. Weissman

  2. Center for Epidemiologic Studies, Division of Biometry and Epidemiology, National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, MD, 20857, USA

    J. H. Boyd

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Weissman, M.M., Boyd, J.H. (1983). The Epidemiology of Bipolar and Nonbipolar Depression: Rates and Risks. In: Angst, J. (eds) The Origins of Depression: Current Concepts and Approaches. Dahlem Workshop Reports Life Sciences Research Report, vol 26. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69129-4_3

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