2002
Demographic, family, and occupational characteristics associated with major depression: the Harvard study of moods and cycles
Harlow BL, Cohen LS, Otto MW, Liberman RF, Spiegelman D, Cramer DW. Demographic, family, and occupational characteristics associated with major depression: the Harvard study of moods and cycles. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2002, 105: 209-217. PMID: 11939975, DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2002.1o102.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressionNon-depressed womenStructured Clinical InterviewHistory of depressionCommunity-based samplePast major depressionOccupational characteristicsStudy enrollmentDepressed womenClinical InterviewDSM-IVAge 18Past depressionWomenDepressionDemographic differencesHarvard StudySibship size
1999
Prevalence and Predictors of Depressive Symptoms in Older Premenopausal Women: The Harvard Study of Moods and Cycles
Harlow BL, Cohen LS, Otto MW, Spiegelman D, Cramer DW. Prevalence and Predictors of Depressive Symptoms in Older Premenopausal Women: The Harvard Study of Moods and Cycles. JAMA Psychiatry 1999, 56: 418-424. PMID: 10232296, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.56.5.418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptomsPremenstrual symptomsCommunity-based cohort studyOlder premenopausal womenMenstrual cycle irregularityPrevalence of depressionCommunity-based studyCES-D scoresCurrent depressive symptomsSelf-administered questionnaireCohort studyPremenopausal womenNulliparous womenUpper tertileCigarette smokingMenstrual historyOvarian functionHarvard StudyCycle irregularityMajor depressionMood disordersLower riskDepression scoresDepression historySymptoms