Clinical Depression in Canada
A Profile of Clinical Depression in Canada: A synthesis of research findings designed for policy makers and the public at large
Researchers across Canada are studying the epidemiology of major depression using Statistics Canada health survey data accessed primarily in Research Data Centres.
- Read about their key findings in this research synthesis by Scott B. Patten, a clinician and professor at the University of Calgary’s Department of Community Health Sciences and Psychiatry and Heather Juby, Research Data Centre Network, available free online .
- Join in the discussion about major depression research with Scott Patten at his new blog created to encourage an exchange of information and ideas between researchers, policy makers and others
A note to RDC researchers: Let us know about new research as it comes out, or studies we’ve missed, so we can update the profile at regular intervals, so please let us know about study findings we've missed or about new ones as they come out.
A Profile of Clinical Depression in Canada is the first paper in a " RDC Synthesis Series" designed to bring together research findings on socio-economic and health issues and make them known to policy makers and the public at large.