Age of first depression

Data from Sorenson, Rutter, and Aneshensel (1991) measuring age of first depressive episode in a sample of 2974 adults. Age of first depressive episode was measured by asking respondents whether and, if so, at what age they first experienced a depressive episode.

Usage

first_depression_2

Format

A person-level data frame with 2974 rows and 3 columns:

id

Participant ID.

age

in years.

censor

Censoring status.

Source

Sorenson, S. B., Rutter, C. M., & Aneshensel, C. S. (1991). Depression in the community: An investigation into age of onset. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 59, 541546. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.59.4.541