Economic burden of major depressive disorder: a case study in Southern Iran

Abstract Background Depression disorders are a leading cause of disability in the world which imposes a significant economic burden on patients and societies The present study aimed to determine the economic burden of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) on the patients referred to the reference psychiat...

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Published in:	BMC Psychiatry
Main Authors:	Khosro Keshavarz, Arvin Hedayati, Mojtaba Rezaei, Zahra Goudarzi, Ebrahim Moghimi, Mehdi Rezaee, Farhad Lotfi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2022-08-01
Subjects:	Economic burden Major depressive disorder Direct medical costs Direct non-medical costs Indirect costs
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04220-7