9-Year Trajectory of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Community – the Hong Kong Mental Morbidity Survey Follow Up Studies

Aims: Depression and anxiety are common in every community. Appreciation of the long-term trajectories of these symptoms will inform more targeted interventions for reduction of disease burden. We evaluated the 7th and 9th year episode onset and remission rates of common mental disorders (CMD) in p...

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Main Authors: Linda CW Lam, Bob Z Huo, Owen NW Leung, Allen TC Lee, Eric YH Chen
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-06-01
Series:BJPsych Open
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425101695/type/journal_article
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description Aims: Depression and anxiety are common in every community. Appreciation of the long-term trajectories of these symptoms will inform more targeted interventions for reduction of disease burden. We evaluated the 7th and 9th year episode onset and remission rates of common mental disorders (CMD) in participants of the Hong Kong Mental Morbidity Survey (HKMMS) at baseline (2010–2023), who were reassessed at 7th and 9th years follow up.
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spelling doaj-art-2e93c6c0e0e547c99013d8a72f6aa0e02025-07-24T13:40:09ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-06-0111S53S5410.1192/bjo.2025.101699-Year Trajectory of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Community – the Hong Kong Mental Morbidity Survey Follow Up StudiesLinda CW Lam0Bob Z Huo1Owen NW Leung2Allen TC Lee3Eric YH Chen4The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, Hong KongThe Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, Hong KongThe Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, Hong KongThe Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, Hong KongUniversity of Melbourne, Melbourne, AustraliaAims: Depression and anxiety are common in every community. Appreciation of the long-term trajectories of these symptoms will inform more targeted interventions for reduction of disease burden. We evaluated the 7th and 9th year episode onset and remission rates of common mental disorders (CMD) in participants of the Hong Kong Mental Morbidity Survey (HKMMS) at baseline (2010–2023), who were reassessed at 7th and 9th years follow up.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425101695/type/journal_article
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9-Year Trajectory of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Community – the Hong Kong Mental Morbidity Survey Follow Up Studies
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title 9-Year Trajectory of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Community – the Hong Kong Mental Morbidity Survey Follow Up Studies
title_full 9-Year Trajectory of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Community – the Hong Kong Mental Morbidity Survey Follow Up Studies
title_fullStr 9-Year Trajectory of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Community – the Hong Kong Mental Morbidity Survey Follow Up Studies
title_full_unstemmed 9-Year Trajectory of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Community – the Hong Kong Mental Morbidity Survey Follow Up Studies
title_short 9-Year Trajectory of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Community – the Hong Kong Mental Morbidity Survey Follow Up Studies
title_sort 9 year trajectory of depressive and anxiety symptoms in community the hong kong mental morbidity survey follow up studies
url https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425101695/type/journal_article
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