BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recently revised the criteria for the diagnosis of depressive disorders in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). This most recent version of the classification (ICD-11) presents some notable differences from the previous one that may impact the prevalence rate. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to assess the impact of changes on the diagnosis of depressive episodes in the general population. METHOD: We used a general population sample (n = 2911
Age, M = 59
Gender, 56 % women) from the project 'Edad con Salud' using face-to-face interviews based on the Composite International Diagnostic Interview Instrument. To explore the impact of changes between ICD-10 and ICD-11, we compared participants with a diagnosis of a depressive disorder and those without, as well as participants who presented depression in only one of the two versions. RESULTS: When using the ICD-10 criteria, we identified 189 cases of depressive episodes against 186 with ICD-11. Five and two participants were respectively diagnosed only with ICD-10 and ICD-11. The weighted lifetime prevalence is identical using both diagnostic criteria (6.3 %). CONCLUSION: Despite the changes introduced in the classification, the prevalence of depressive episodes identified by ICD-10 and ICD-11 in a general population sample is almost identical.