Analysis Finds Disparities in Global Treatment Rates for Depression
A recently conducted analysis of various studies has found that the rates of treatment for major depressive disorder are still low across the globe, especially for individuals living in lower-middle income and low-income countries. These findings were published in “PLOS Medicine” by University of Washington’s Modhurima Moitra and University of Queensland’s Alize Ferrari along with several colleagues. In the last few years, global and national initiatives have been making efforts to address the enormous burden caused by major depressive disorder. Despite this, rates of treatment are still low. Analyses that merge results from research on treatments for depression from varying…
