title: DSM-III major depressive disorder in the community. A latent class analysis of data from the NIMH epidemiologic catchment area programme.
abstract: The fit of the structure of DSM-III major depressive disorder to data from two large epidemiological surveys is assessed by latent class analysis. The surveys were conducted at the Baltimore and Raleigh-Durham sites of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program. Three classes are required to fit the data, and the third class bears a strong resemblance to major depressive disorder, although it requires slightly more symptoms to be present than DSM-III. The derived structure replicates successfully for Baltimore and Raleigh-Durham, with a prevalence of the major depression category of 0.9% for both sites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Hygiene, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Eaton
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dryman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sorenson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McCutcheon
mesh_terms: D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009315:National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.); D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology