Title |
Potential predictors of delay in initial treatment contact after the first onset of depression in Japan: a clinical sample study
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Published in |
International Journal of Mental Health Systems, December 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1752-4458-8-50 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Yoshiyo Oguchi, Atsuo Nakagawa, Mitsuhiro Sado, Dai Mitsuda, Yuko Nakagawa, Noriko Kato, Sayuri Takechi, Mitsunori Hiyama, Masaru Mimura |
Abstract |
A growing body of evidence shows that reducing the duration of untreated illness (DUI) correlates with improved clinical outcome and course of depression. However, the factors involved in delaying treatment contact after the first onset of lifetime depression are not fully understood. This cross-sectional study aims to identify the characteristics that may predict the delay in initial treatment contact after the first onset of lifetime depression by comparing the socio-demographics and clinical characteristics between those with longer and shorter DUI in a well-characterized Japanese clinical sample. |
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Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 1 | 5% |
Unknown | 19 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 25% |
Researcher | 3 | 15% |
Professor > Associate Professor | 2 | 10% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 10% |
Student > Bachelor | 1 | 5% |
Other | 2 | 10% |
Unknown | 5 | 25% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 30% |
Psychology | 2 | 10% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 5% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 5% |
Social Sciences | 1 | 5% |
Other | 1 | 5% |
Unknown | 8 | 40% |