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Impact of Depression on the Treatment of Adult Lumbar Scoliosis

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The lifetime prevalence of major depressive episodes is 14.6 % among adults from high-income countries according to a large cross-national study [1]. Women are nearly twice as likely to have major depressive episodes compared to men. Among developed countries, a significant undertreatment of mental disorders exists compared to physical disorders [2]. These findings are important to consider when evaluating patients in a surgical spine practice. In this chapter, we will review the prevalence of depression and depressive symptoms in a spinal deformity population. We will discuss the tools used to identify depression and present studies that evaluate the effect of depression on the results of surgical treatment of lumbar deformity patients.

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Bunch, J., Burton, D. (2017). Impact of Depression on the Treatment of Adult Lumbar Scoliosis. In: Klineberg, E. (eds) Adult Lumbar Scoliosis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47709-1_5

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