Prevalence of depression morbidity among Brazilian adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms and major depressive disorder, as assessed in population-based cross-sectional studies of Brazilian adults. Methods: We performed a systematic review of the literature. The major databases were searched up through October 2013. Two resea...

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Main Authors: Marcus T. Silva, Tais F. Galvao, Silvia S. Martins, Mauricio G. Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2014-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462014000300262&lng=en&tlng=en