Abstract
Mood disorders are characterized by manic and depressive episodes alternating with normal mood. While social function is heavily impaired during episodes of illness, there are conflicting opinions about inter-episode function. The present paper focuses on self-esteem and social adjustment in remitted mood disorders patients. Patients with mood disorders (99 bipolar and 86 major depressive subjects, in remission) were compared with a group of 100 control subjects. The self-esteem scale (SES) and the social adjustment scale (SAS) were used to measure self-esteem and social adjustment, respectively, in both groups of subjects. Patients with mood disorder exhibited worse social adjustment and lower self-esteem than control subjects. These results strongly confirm previous observations of poor inter-episode function in patients with mood disorder.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 137-142 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | European Psychiatry |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 1999 |
Keywords
- Bipolar disorder
- Depressive disorder
- Self-esteem
- Social adjustment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health