Estimating expected years of life lost of psychiatric disorders in Taiwan: A Nationwide cohort study.

Objectives: This study employed a national longitudinal cohort to assess expected years of life lost (EYLL) in newly diagnosed psychiatric patients.

Methods: Data from Taiwan's National Death Registry and Health Insurance Research Database were scrutinized to identify patients with various psychiatric disorders. Disorders were ranked hierarchically, and age groups were categorized as young, middle-aged, and older adults.

Effectiveness of health checkup with depression screening on depression treatment and outcomes in middle-aged and older adults: a target trial emulation study.

Background: Adult preventive health checkups with depression screening were launched in August 2011 in Taiwan; however, its impact has not yet been evaluated. This study aimed to use real-world data to assess the effectiveness of depression screening among middle-aged and older adults.

Methods: A total of 4,972,228 adults aged 40 years and above who participated in a health checkup with depression screening between 2013 and 2019 and the same number of unscreened counterparts were included.

Changes in employment status and income before and after newly diagnosed depressive disorders in Taiwan: a matched cohort study using controlled interrupted time series analysis.

Aims: We explored long-term employment status and income before and after depression diagnosis among men and women and at different working ages in Taiwan.

Methods: Data from 2006 to 2019 were obtained from the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD). Individuals with newly diagnosed depressive disorder aged 15 to 64 years during the study period were identified.