Social Condition and Depressive Disorder: a Social Ecological Perspective from the Example of Kaohsiung Metropolis (II)

The purpose of this research project is to conduct a two-stage (screening questionnaire and psychiatric interview ) cross-sectional community epidemiological survey to assess risk factors affecting the distribution of depressive disorder in Kaohsiung Metropolis .During the first year , the investigators have developed a culture-relevant \" Taiwanese Depression Questionnaire \" which had satisfactory reliability and validity.Thereafter,based on the results of the first year study, a community survey of depressive disorder in Kaohsiung Metropolis will be conducted.

Estimated case numbers, 600 , was calculated by Epi Info software ( 6th version ) based on 5% prevalence rate of depressive disorder from the previous community studies in Taiwan . Subjects was selected employing the stratified sampling method. After the first stage screen , all subjects in the case group and one fifth of the subjects in the non-case group were interviewed with SCID to assure diagnostic accuracy.