TY - JOUR A1 - Krauth, Christian A1 - Stahmeyer, Jona A1 - Petersen, Juliana A1 - Freytag, Antje A1 - Gerlach, Ferdinand M. A1 - Gensichen, Jochen T1 - Resource utilisation and costs of depressive patients in Germany : results from the primary care monitoring for depressive patients trial T2 - Depression research and treatment N2 - Background. Depression is the most common type of mental disorder in Germany. It is associated with a high level of suffering for individuals and imposes a significant burden on society. The aim of this study was to estimate the depression related costs in Germany taking a societal perspective. Materials and Methods. Data were collected from the primary care monitoring for depressive patients trial (PRoMPT) of patients with major depressive disorder who were treated in a primary care setting. Resource utilisation and days of sick leave were observed and analysed over a 1-year period. Results. Average depression related costs of €3813 were calculated. Significant differences in total costs due to sex were demonstrated. Male patients had considerable higher total costs than female patients, whereas single cost categories did not differ significantly. Further, differences in costs according to severity of disease and age were observed. The economic burden to society was estimated at €15.6 billion per year. Conclusion. The study results show that depression poses a significant economic burden to society. There is a high potential for prevention, treatment, and patient management innovations to identify and treat patients at an early stage. Y1 - 2014 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/50692 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-506923 SN - 2090-133X SN - 2090-1321 N1 - Copyright © 2014 Christian Krauth et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. VL - 2014 IS - Art. 730891 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Hindawi CY - New York, NY [u. a.] ER -