Impact of depersonalization on the course of depression: longitudinal observations from the gutenberg health study.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThe study protocol and study documents were approved by the local ethics committee of the Medical Chamber of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (reference no. 837.020.07; original vote: 22.3.2007, latest update: 20.10.2015) and by the local and federal data safety commissioners. Written informed consent was obtained by all participants of the GHS. The study was carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding This study is part of the Gutenberg Health Study, which is funded through the government of Rhineland-Palatinate (“Stiftung Rheinland Pfalz für Innovation,” contract number AZ 961-386261/733), the research programs “Wissen schafft Zukunft” and “Schwerpunkt Vaskuläre Prävention” of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz and its contract with Boehringer Ingelheim and PHILIPS Medical Systems including an unrestricted grant for the Gutenberg Health Study. PSW is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF 01EO1503). PSW and TM are PIs of the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK). Funders were involved in the development of the study design as scientific consultants. Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL."