Admissions for depression have not increased among men in Republic of Ireland

BMJ 1998;317:1158 ( 24 October )

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Admissions for depression have not increased among men in Republic of Ireland

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EDITOR $---$ Shajahan and Cavanagh report a decline in the ratio of the rates of women to men first admitted to Scottish hospitalsfor depression from 1980 to 1995.¹ The Health Research Boardhas data from Irish hospitals over 20 years, for which almostidentical diagnostic categories were used (ICD-9, 296.1, 296.3,298.0, 300.4, 309.0, 309.1, and 311). These data give little supportto the Scottish experience (figure). Nor do they support an increasingrate of first admissions for men.

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D Walsh, Consultant psychiatrist.
Health Research Board, Dublin 2, Ireland

Shajahan P, Cavanagh J. Admission for depression among men in Scotland, 1980-95: retrospective study. BMJ 1998; 316: 1496-1497[Free Full Text]. (16 May.)

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