UMass Chan Affiliations
Center for Psychopharmacologic Research and TreatmentDept. of Psychosomatic Medicine/Emergency Mental Health, UMass Memorial Health Care
Department of Psychiatry
Document Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2011-04-01Keywords
AdultAged
Comorbidity
Depressive Disorder, Major
Disease Progression
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple Sclerosis
Prevalence
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Severity of Illness Index
Diagnosis
Immune System Diseases
Mental and Social Health
Mental Disorders
Nervous System Diseases
Psychiatry
Psychiatry and Psychology
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Show full item recordAbstract
The authors' findings suggest that major depressive disorder (MDD) may occur as a prodrome to and may delay diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). Lifetime prevalence of MDD was 59%; 14% of subjects reported MDD as a prodrome to MS, and 10% reported a resulting delay in MS diagnosis.Source
J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2011 Spring;23(2):198-200. Link to article on publisher's site
DOI
10.1176/appi.neuropsych.23.2.198Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/46022PubMed ID
21677250Related Resources
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10.1176/appi.neuropsych.23.2.198