Awareness About Depression
Important for All Physicians
Richard M. Glass, MD
JAMA. 2003;289:3169-3170.
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The articles published in this theme issue of THE JOURNAL were selected (after editorial and peer review) from more than 100 papers submitted in response to a call for papers1 on depression. These articles not only cover a range of specific aspects of depression, they also highlight a central challenge—depression is a major public health problem that calls for awareness on the part of virtually all physicians.
The scope of major depressive disorder in the United States is addressed by the landmark epidemiological study reported by Kessler et al.2 This nationally representative household survey of the 48 contiguous United States conducted in 2001-2002 found that the lifetime prevalence of major depression is 16.2%, and the 12-month prevalence (ie, meeting criteria for major depression in the preceding year) is 6.6% among US adults, usually associated with substantial symptom severity and role impairment. Survey questions regarding treatment indicated . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Author Affiliation: Dr Glass is Deputy Editor, JAMA.
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