title: Relationships between multiple sclerosis and depression.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Psychosomatic Medicine/Emergency Mental Health, UMass Memorial Health Care, the Center for Psychopharmacologic Research and Treatment, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA. nancy.byatt@umassmemorial.org
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Byatt
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Rothschild
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Riskind
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ionete
authors.forename: Anne T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Hunt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015897:Comorbidity; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012720:Severity of Illness Index