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A patron wants time series on this topic going back roughly 30 years. The NPHS, CCHS and GSS don't provide such a long time stretch, and neither does CANSIM. Any suggestions?
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1) Others might have a better idea, but we've used the hospitalization statistics in 83-245 for depression and affective disorders. The data are not inclusive by any means, but offer a bit of a stable indicator (okay, that might be a stretch). The data are continued on CIHI's site under hospitalizations as an interactive table, if memory serves.
2) The other alternative is to go with the microdata. The Canada health survey 1978/79 (available from DLI) contains standard depression indicators, as does the Social Change in Canada survey, 1977-1979-1981 (available from ISR/York), which would take you back to almost 30 years ago.
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