Persistent depressive disorder across the adult lifespan: results from clinical and population-based surveys in Germany

Abstract Background Although the individual and economic disease burden of depression is particularly high for long-term symptoms, little is known of the lifetime course of chronic depression. Most evidence derives from clinical samples, and the diagnostic distinction between persistent depressive d...

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Main Authors: Julia Nübel, Anne Guhn, Susanne Müllender, Hong Duyen Le, Caroline Cohrdes, Stephan Köhler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-2460-5