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The Challenges of Measuring Symptoms of Depression in Disability Healthcare

Year: 2025

Type: editorial

Abstract: Depression is a psychiatric construct, most commonly operationalised as a sustained period of low mood and/or loss of interest/pleasure in activities (APA, 2013). Depression is considerably overrepresented among people living with physical illness, long-term disability and mobility-impairing conditions, with the prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) consistently 2-3 times higher than in the general population (Moussavi et al., 2007; Read et al., 2017).

Source: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology

DOI: 10.13129/2282-1619/mjcp-4885

Authors: Hill, Sean, Myles, Liam Alexander MacKenzie

Language: English

Topic: Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7133544770

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