@article{ref1,
title="The indirect economic impacts of co-morbidities on people with depression",
journal="Journal of psychiatric research",
year="2013",
author="Schofield, Deborah J. and Callander, Emily J. and Shrestha, Rupendra N. and Passey, Megan E. and Percival, Richard and Kelly, Simon J.",
volume="47",
number="6",
pages="796-801",
abstract="It is known that people with depression often have other co-morbid conditions; however this is rarely acknowledged in studies that access the economic impacts of depression. This paper aims to quantify the association between co-morbid health conditions and labour force status and economic circumstances of people with depression. This study undertakes cross-sectional analysis using a dataset that is representative of the 45-64 year old Australian population with depression. The probability of being out of the labour force increases with increasing number of co-morbidities, and the amount of weekly income received by people with depression decreased with increasing numbers of co-morbidities. Those with depression and three or more co-morbidities were 4.31 times more likely to be out of the labour force (95% CI: 1.74-10.68), and received a weekly private income 88% lower (95% CI: -94%, -75%) than people with depression alone. It is important to consider the co-morbid conditions an individual has when assessing the impact of depression on labour force participation and economic circumstances.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-3956",
doi="10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.02.014",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.02.014"
}