Depression disorder in Ho Chi Minh City
- Author:
Dang Hoang Hai
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
depression disorder
- MeSH:
Depression;
Epidemiology
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;510(4):49-51
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Study on 900 people in order to determine the prevalence of depression disorder in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). Results: prevalence of depression disorder was 6.6%, similar to the percentage of 7.6% defined by WHO, and prevalence of recurrent depression was 22%. The prevalence of depression in HCMC with some environmental factors was 11.5% in separation/divorce status (lower than that in US), 8.7% in unemployed people (lower than the rate of 15.2% in US), and was 13.3% in low-income people (similar to in US). Depression disorder is a common and recurrent condition in HCMC as well as in other countries, but varies between many countries because the difference in social-economic development has influenced differently to this disorder.
