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Point prevalence of major depression in Estonia. Results from the 2006 Estonian Health Survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

A. Kleinberg ,
A. Aluoja  and
V. Vasar
A. Kleinberg*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Tartu, Raja 31, Tartu50417, Estonia
A. Aluoja
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Tartu, Raja 31, Tartu50417, Estonia
V. Vasar
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Tartu, Raja 31, Tartu50417, Estonia
*
*Corresponding author. Tel.: +372 51 36 217; fax: +372 6 977 143. E-mail address: anne.kleinberg@lastehaigla.ee (A. Kleinberg).
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Abstract

Aim

The study focuses on the point prevalence of major depressive episode in the Estonian population in 2006 and assesses the relationship of sociodemographic factors, health status indicators, alcohol use, and previous depressive episodes to major depression.

Methods

The present major depressive episode was assessed within the nationally representative, cross-sectional 2006 Estonian Health Survey (EHIS 2006), in which non-institutionalized individuals aged 18–84 years (n = 6105) were interviewed using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI).

Results

The point prevalence of major depressive episode in the Estonian population was 5.6%. Depression was higher among females, in the non-Estonian ethnic group, among people older than 40 years, and in the lower-income group.

Conclusions

The point prevalence of major depressive episodes was comparable with the results of other population surveys, being a little higher than the average. Age, income, ethnicity, health status, self-rated health, and previous depressive episode were independent associates of depression.

Keywords

Point prevalenceMajor depressionAssociated factorsHealth survey
Type
Depression
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European Psychiatry , Volume 25 , Issue 8 , December 2010 , pp. 485 - 490
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Copyright © Elsevier Masson SAS 2010

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