Bloom Bernard S
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Manag Care. 2004 Jun;13(6 Suppl Depression):9-16.
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.
美国人一生中患重度抑郁症的风险为17%,在任何一年中,多达10%的人患有抑郁症。作者回顾了抑郁症的流行病学、治疗和不治疗的成本,以及其对生活质量和日常功能的经济影响。本综述还探讨了提高相对于这种疾病的资金使用价值的方法。