Prevalence and Characteristics of Probable Major Depression and Bipolar Disorder within UK Biobank: Cross-Sectional Study of 172,751 Participants

Daniel J. Smith; Barbara I. Nicholl; Breda Cullen; Daniel Martin; Zia Ul-Haq; Jonathan Evans; Jason M. R. Gill; Beverly Roberts; John Gallacher; Daniel Mackay; Matthew Hotopf; Ian Deary; Nick Craddock; Jill P. Pell

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0075362

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Prevalence and Characteristics of Probable Major Depression and Bipolar Disorder within UK Biobank: Cross-Sectional Study of 172,751 Participants

Daniel J. Smith ,

* E-mail: daniel.smith@glasgow.ac.uk

Affiliation Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Group, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Barbara I. Nicholl,

Affiliation Institute of Health and Wellbeing, General Practice and Primary Care, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Breda Cullen,

Affiliation Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Group, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Daniel Martin,

Affiliation Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Group, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Zia Ul-Haq,

Affiliation Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Public Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Jonathan Evans,

Affiliation Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Group, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Jason M. R. Gill,

Affiliation Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Public Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Beverly Roberts,

Affiliation Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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John Gallacher,

Affiliation National Centre for Mental Health, Institute of Neurosciences and Mental Health, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Daniel Mackay,

Affiliation Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Public Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Matthew Hotopf,

Affiliation Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, United Kingdom
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Ian Deary,

Affiliation Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Nick Craddock,

Affiliation National Centre for Mental Health, Institute of Neurosciences and Mental Health, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Jill P. Pell

Affiliation Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Public Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Prevalence and Characteristics of Probable Major Depression and Bipolar Disorder within UK Biobank: Cross-Sectional Study of 172,751 Participants

Daniel J. Smith,
Barbara I. Nicholl,
Breda Cullen,
Daniel Martin,
Zia Ul-Haq,
Jonathan Evans,
Jason M. R. Gill,
Beverly Roberts,
John Gallacher,
Daniel Mackay

Published: November 25, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075362

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