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. 2011 Jun 1;11:96. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-11-96

Table 2.

Studies of major depression prevalence in general population

Study Assessment time Sample Method Instrument Measurement Prevalence
Galea et al. (2002) 5-8 weeks after
S-11
Representative sample of Manhattan south of 110th street
N = 998 adults
Telephone interview SCID's major depressive disorder (MDD) interview [30]
Diagnostic interview based on the DSM-IV-TR criteria
Current depression (last 30 days) 9.7%
[7.3% men; 12% women] **
Person et al. (2006) 6 months after
S-11
Representative sample of the metropolitan area of New York
N = 2700
Telephone interview SCID's major depressive disorder (MDD) interview [30]
Diagnostic interview based on the DSM-IV-TR criteria
Depression since terrorist attacks
Current depression (last 30 days)
Since terrorist attacks: 9.4%
[7.9% men; 10.7% women] *

Current: 3.9%
[3.6% men; 4.2% women] *
Nandi et al. (2005) 4 months after
S-11
Representative sample of New York
N = 2001
Telephone interview SCID's major depressive disorder (MDD) interview [30]
Diagnostic interview based on the DSM-IV-TR criteria
Depression since terrorist attacks 9%
Gabriel et al. (2007) 5-12 weeks after the M-11 attacks Sample of residents of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid)
N = 485
Personal interview Mini international neuropsychiatric interview
(MINI), Spanish version [29]
Diagnostic interview based on the DSM-IV criteria
Current depression (last 15 days) 8.5%
Miguel-Tobal et al. (2006) 1 month after the M-11 terrorist attacks in Madrid Representative sample of Madrid
N = 1589
Telephone interview SCID's major depressive
disorder (MDD) interview [30]
Diagnostic interview based on the DSM-IV-TR criteria
Current depression (past month) 8%
[5.1% men; 10.6% women] **

Note: "Current depression" refers to people who suffer from major depression at the time of the interview; "Depression since terrorist attacks" refers to those who have suffered major depression at any given time since terrorist attacks.

* Difference is not statistically significant

** Statistically significant difference

Separate rates of depression in men and women not documented