PATTERNS OF DEPRESSIVE
SYMPTOMS IN THREE GROUPS OF DEPRESSED ADULTS
Journal:
Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Health
Sciences, part of the Taylor & Francis Group
Issue: Volume 21, Number 7 /
September 30, 2000
Pages: 711 - 720
Jaclene A.
Zauszniewski A1, Muayyad Ahmad A2
A1 Bolton
School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
A2
Faculty of Nursing, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Abstract:
This
study examined patterns of depressive symptoms experienced by
acutely depressed inpatients, previously hospitalized depressed
outpatients, and depressed outpatients who had never been
hospitalized for depression. The groups' symptom profiles were
compared to determine whether the 21 major depressive symptoms
measured by the Beck Depression Inventory were similar or
different for the three groups. The groups differed
significantly on five depressive symptoms that are classified as
affective/ cognitive symptoms (sadness, guilt, self-blame,
indecisiveness, suicidal ideas) and one that is considered a
somatic/vegetative symptom of depression (anorexia). Thus,
commonly used diagnostic criteria may not reflect the full range
or temporal patterning of symptoms experienced by depressed
persons at varying levels of acuity or severity and in different
treatment settings.
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