Identification of items which predict later development of depression in primary health care.

摘要: To improve recognition and treatment of depression in primary care it would be advantageous to have criteria for identification later depression. Only a few studies were performed on samples examine risk factors new depressive episodes. These mostly cross-sectional did not include psychiatric symptoms as possible predictors. This is the first one-year-follow-up study investigating prospectively symptomatology episodes sample. An international sample initially non-depressed subjects (n=2,445) was examined presence (ICD-10) at follow-up. Initial measures addressed according CIDI-Pri-mary Health Care Version sociodemographic variables. Logistic regression analysis carried out determine relationship with development After one year, 4.4% patients met ICD-10 episode. revealed that physical, mainly pain-related associated General practitioners therefore should careful consideration but also somatic complaints which might precede or mask symptomatology. The present results helpful future prediction scales.