Abstract
Background: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the symptomatologic presentation of delusional compared to non-delusional major depressive episodes. Methods: Two hundred and eighty-eight subjects suffering from mood disorder (144 bipolar, 133 unipolar) were assessed at admission by the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-21). Results: Depressive symptomatology was more severe in the delusional sample, even after the exclusion of the items directly involved with delusional symptoms (P = 0.00002). Conclusions: Our data support the hypothesis of delusional depression as a more severe form of mood disorder.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 183-187 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Affective Disorders |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 1999 |
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Keywords
- Bipolar disorder
- Delusions
- Depressive disorder
- Mood disorders
- Psychopathology
- Psychotic
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Behavioral Neuroscience
- Biological Psychiatry
- Neurology
- Psychology(all)
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Symptomatologic analysis of psychotic and non-psychotic depression. / Lattuada, E.; Serretti, A.; Cusin, C.; Gasperini, M.; Smeraldi, E.
In: Journal of Affective Disorders, Vol. 54, No. 1-2, 07.1999, p. 183-187.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Symptomatologic analysis of psychotic and non-psychotic depression
AU - Lattuada, E.
AU - Serretti, A.
AU - Cusin, C.
AU - Gasperini, M.
AU - Smeraldi, E.
PY - 1999/7
Y1 - 1999/7
N2 - Background: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the symptomatologic presentation of delusional compared to non-delusional major depressive episodes. Methods: Two hundred and eighty-eight subjects suffering from mood disorder (144 bipolar, 133 unipolar) were assessed at admission by the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-21). Results: Depressive symptomatology was more severe in the delusional sample, even after the exclusion of the items directly involved with delusional symptoms (P = 0.00002). Conclusions: Our data support the hypothesis of delusional depression as a more severe form of mood disorder.
AB - Background: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the symptomatologic presentation of delusional compared to non-delusional major depressive episodes. Methods: Two hundred and eighty-eight subjects suffering from mood disorder (144 bipolar, 133 unipolar) were assessed at admission by the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-21). Results: Depressive symptomatology was more severe in the delusional sample, even after the exclusion of the items directly involved with delusional symptoms (P = 0.00002). Conclusions: Our data support the hypothesis of delusional depression as a more severe form of mood disorder.
KW - Bipolar disorder
KW - Delusions
KW - Depressive disorder
KW - Mood disorders
KW - Psychopathology
KW - Psychotic
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