Factori sociodemografici implicaţi în evoluţia depresiei monitorizate în ambulatoriu

Depressive disorder is now one of the most important pathologies worldwide, affecting not only the mental health of the patient, but also his social status, as well as the community he belongs to. In the case of depression followed-up in ambulatory setting, the sociodemographic factors proved not only to be the onset elements of the disease, but also the significant mediators of the evolution. Risk behaviours had a significant influence on the clinical picture of depression (alcohol consumption and smoking). In this context, the careful monitoring of the effect that these factors have on the patient diagnosed with depressive disorder becomes a necessity in the efficient therapeutic and prevention programs.