Social-vocational adjustment in unipolar mood disorders: results of the DSM-IV field trial.
| Publication Type | Academic Article |
| Authors | Evans S, Cloitre M, Kocsis J, Keitner G, Holzer C, Gniwesch L |
| Journal | J Affect Disord |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pagination | 73-80 |
| Date Published | 06/05/1996 |
| ISSN | 0165-0327 |
| Keywords | Depressive Disorder, Mood Disorders, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Social Adjustment |
| Abstract | 430 patients participating in the DSM-IV field trial receiving a DSM-III-R SCID-derived diagnosis of episodic major depression (n = 131), dysthymic disorder (n = 37) and double depression (n = 262) completed the social adjustment scale-self-report (Weissman and Bothwell, 1976). Patients with double depression demonstrated greater social morbidity than those suffering from episodic major depression or dysthymic disorder (P < 0.05). Significant predictors of high social morbidity in double depressives included severity of symptoms (P < 0.0001), followed by age of onset of first major depression (P < 0.04). Subscale analysis revealed that double depressives were significantly more impaired in work outside the home and in terms of their financial status (P < 0.05). |
| DOI | 10.1016/0165-0327(95)00045-3 |
| PubMed ID | 8791176 |