Regional differences in the assessment of depressive symptoms in the former German Democratic Republic and Federal Republic of Germany.

Bjarne SchmalbachAna N TibubosDaniëlle OttenAndreas HinzOliver DeckerMarkus ZengerManfred E BeutelElmar Brähler

Published in: Journal of public health (Oxford, England) (2023)

We explore possible causes and discuss explanations for the item-level differences. Overall, analyses of East- and West-German depressive symptom developments in the wake of reunification are feasible and statistically grounded.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
stress induced
sleep quality
patient reported