TY - JOUR
T1 - Country variations in depressive symptoms profile in Asian countries
T2 - Findings of the Research on Asia Psychotropic Prescription (REAP) studies
AU - Chee, Kok Yoon
AU - Tripathi, Adarsh
AU - Avasthi, Ajit
AU - Chong, Mian Yoon
AU - Xiang, Yu Tao
AU - Sim, Kang
AU - Si, Tian Mei
AU - Kanba, Shigenobu
AU - He, Yan Ling
AU - Lee, Min Soo
AU - Fung-Kum Chiu, Helen
AU - Yang, Shu Yu
AU - Kuga, Hironori
AU - Udormatn, Pichet
AU - Kallivayalil, Roy A.
AU - Tanra, Andi J.
AU - Maramis, Margarita
AU - Grover, Sandeep
AU - Chin, Loi Fei
AU - Dahlan, Rahima
AU - Mohamad Isa, Mohd Fadzli
AU - Ebenezer, Esther Gunaseli M
AU - Nordin, Norhayati
AU - Shen, Winston W.
AU - Shinfuku, Naotaka
AU - Tan, Chay Hoon
AU - Sartorius, Norman
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.
PY - 2015/9/1
Y1 - 2015/9/1
N2 - Introduction: This study was to assess differences in the symptom profile of depressive illness across various countries/territories in Asia. The study was a part of the Research on Asia Psychotropic Prescription project. The participating countries/territories include China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. Methods: The pattern of depressive symptoms in 1,400 subjects with depressive disorder from 42 psychiatric centers in 10 Asian countries/territories was assessed. We collected information on socio-demographic and clinical characteristics with a standardized protocol and data collection procedure. Results: The most common presentations of depressive symptoms were persistent sadness, loss of interest, and insomnia. Similar findings were found regardless of the region, country, or its income level. Patients with depressive disorder from high-income countries presented significantly more with vegetative symptom cluster (P
AB - Introduction: This study was to assess differences in the symptom profile of depressive illness across various countries/territories in Asia. The study was a part of the Research on Asia Psychotropic Prescription project. The participating countries/territories include China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. Methods: The pattern of depressive symptoms in 1,400 subjects with depressive disorder from 42 psychiatric centers in 10 Asian countries/territories was assessed. We collected information on socio-demographic and clinical characteristics with a standardized protocol and data collection procedure. Results: The most common presentations of depressive symptoms were persistent sadness, loss of interest, and insomnia. Similar findings were found regardless of the region, country, or its income level. Patients with depressive disorder from high-income countries presented significantly more with vegetative symptom cluster (P
KW - Asian
KW - Income
KW - Region
KW - Transcultural psychiatry
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U2 - 10.1111/appy.12170
DO - 10.1111/appy.12170
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84937163470
SN - 1758-5864
VL - 7
SP - 276
EP - 285
JO - Asia-Pacific Psychiatry
JF - Asia-Pacific Psychiatry
IS - 3
ER -
