Independent of treatment, socioeconomic factors such as employment are closely associated with prognosis for adults with depression, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry.
“Socioeconomic factors have been associated with increased prevalence of depression; however, associations with prognosis have rarely been investigated,” Joshua E.J. Buckman, PhD, of the Centre for Outcomes Research and Effectiveness in the research department of clinical, educational and health psychology at University College London, and colleagues wrote.
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