Low mood

Question 1

Basic epidemiology of psychiatric disorders
- Prevalence women to men
- Age
- Most prevalent group
- Overall

Answer 1

• Symptoms more common in women than men
• More common in the young
• Very prevalent in young women (16-24)
• Becoming more common (16-64)

Question 2

Disability adjusted life years (DALY):

Answer 2

• One DALY represents the loss of one year of full health
• It is the sum of:
  1. Years of life lost to premature mortality (YLLs)
  2. Years lived with a disability (YLDs)