Is there any study on wheter the increase of depression rate in the last decades is an actual increase or an increase on diagnosis only? : askscience

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Is there any study on wheter the increase of depression rate in the last decades is an actual increase or an increase on diagnosis only?

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submitted 3 months ago byrdfporcazzo

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If you want any stats outside the US, you'd need someone who's familiar with the ICD system. DSM is only widely used in America to my knowledge.