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Prevalence Of Depressive Disorders In Andalusia: Results From The Pisma-ep Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

A. Porras Segovia ,
L. Aguado Bailón ,
B. Gutiérrez Martínez  and
J. Cervilla Ballesteros
A. Porras Segovia*
Affiliation:
University Hospital San Cecilio, Mental Health Services, Granada, Spain
L. Aguado Bailón
Affiliation:
University Hospital San Cecilio, Mental Health Services, Granada, Spain
B. Gutiérrez Martínez
Affiliation:
University of Granada, Psychiatry Department, Granada, Spain
J. Cervilla Ballesteros
Affiliation:
University Hospital San Cecilio, Mental Health Services, Granada, Spain University of Granada, Psychiatry Department, Granada, Spain
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Depressive disorders are the most prevalent mental diseases and they cause a major impact in our society.

Objectives

The objective of this study is to establish the prevalence of depressive disorders in Andalusia.

Aims

The aim is to provide useful information regarding this prevalent and disabling condition, in order to contribute to its prevention and treatment.

Methods

Our results proceed from the PISMA-ep study, undertook in Andalusia. In this cross-sectional community based study, 4507 participants between 18 and 75 years of age were interviewed by fully trained professionals. The main diagnostic tool was the Spanish version of the MINI Neuropsychiatric International Interview.

Results

Our sample consists of 4507 participants. 50.9% of them were females. Mean age was 42.8 years. The estimated one-month prevalence of any mood disorder was 7.9% (7.1–8.6). The estimated one-month prevalence of major depression was 6, 4% (5.6–7.1). The prevalence of the other measured depressive disorders were as follows: Recurrent depressive episode: 3.7% (3.2–4.3), Melancholic depression: 3% (2.5–3.5), Severe depressive episode with psychotic symptoms: 1.4% (1.1–1.8).

Conclusions

The PISMA-ep is the first large mental health epidemiological study ever developed in the largest region of Spain. The results obtained in this region show a higher prevalence of depressive disorders in Andalusia, when compared with prior studies that used a nationally representative sample (i.e. the ESEMeD study). The reasons for this higher prevalence are yet to be explored.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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EV535
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 33 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 24th European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2016 , pp. S421
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2016
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