Battling depression
Open Access
- 8 April 2008
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by CMA Impact Inc. in CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Vol. 178 (8), 1023-1024
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.080126
Abstract
Depression is a major public health problem, which is predicted to be second only to cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of disease-related disability worldwide by 2020.[1][1] It is already the leading cause of disease-related disability among women, and in most countries, the prevalence ofKeywords
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