title: Physical anhedonia in major depressive disorder.
abstract: Physical anhedonia, evaluated by the score on the physical anhedonia scale (PAS) of Chapman et al. [J. Abnorm. Psychol. 4 374-382 (1976)] was studied in 61 patients, who met RDC criteria for major depressive disorder and in 61 normal subjects. The depressed patients scored significantly higher than the normal group and presented a continuous distribution. Physical anhedonia of depressed patients seems related to the severity of the depression and does not appear to identify a qualitatively distinct subgroup.
authors.affiliation: Clinique des Maladies Mentales et de l'Encéphale (C.M.M.E.), Paris, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Loas
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Salinas
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Guelfi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Samuel-Lajeunesse
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D003259:Consummatory Behavior; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D004328:Drive; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012919:Social Behavior