In article <#mT1Rcuh$GA.90 at cpmsnbbsa02>, sisial
<sisial at email.msn.com> writes
>I'll have to be more cautious when using EB in the future.
Yes, it's a bit worrying, one tends to think of the EB as an unimpeachable
source. Wonder how many other errors are in there.
>>> >Depression in
>> >my mind refers to general depression which includes major (unipolar and
>> >bipolar) and minor (dysthymic and cyclothymic) affective disorders. My
>> >estimates were specifically for major depression. (Actually, I think I
>may
>> >have used severe depression rather than major depression, but the meaning
>is
>> >the same).
>>> Personally I wouldn't include
>> chronic dysthymia as a major affective disorder.
>>I'm not sure I understand. I list dysthymia as a minor affective disorder.
Yes, I was agreeing with that. Sorry if that wasn't clear.
>>> Bipolar disorder actually shows no sex bias. The lifetime prevalence is
>about
>> 0.012%, males = females.
>>This I know for certain. However, "educational" materials distributed by
>several pharmaceuticals are claiming a 2:1 ratio for bipolar.
Really? That's also worrying!
Regards
--
Nick Medford
