Ndetei D M, Vadher A
Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1984 Apr;69(4):327-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1984.tb02502.x.
In a controlled study of life events in depressed patients in Kenya it was found that the rate of life events was higher in the depressed group in the 27 weeks preceding the onset of depression but with a sharp increase in the last 6-9 weeks before onset. It was also found that the depressed patients continued to experience independent life events after the onset of the depression. It is hypothesized that the continued occurrence of life events after the onset of depression is an incentive to seek help and, eventually, a psychiatric referral.
在一项针对肯尼亚抑郁症患者生活事件的对照研究中发现，在抑郁症发作前的27周内，抑郁症组的生活事件发生率较高，但在发作前的最后6 - 9周急剧上升。还发现，抑郁症患者在抑郁症发作后仍继续经历独立的生活事件。据推测，抑郁症发作后生活事件的持续发生是寻求帮助的诱因，最终会促使患者寻求精神科转诊。
