Unipolar delusional depression. Outcome in reactive versus endogenous types.
A sample of 83 first-admitted patients with delusional depression were diagnosed according to DSM-III, ICD-9 and reactive and endogenous types. They were followed up twice after a mean of 10 and 18.5 years. As to background, course and outcome variables DSM-III schizoaffective patients were closely related to affective patients. A small difference between reactive and endogenous type was accounted for by the endogenous subgroup of DSM-III schizoaffective patients. The study provides evidence for dismissing the reactive-endogenous distinction in terms of psychotic depressive disorder, but in terms of schizodepressive disorder the issue is less clarified based on course and outcome.
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University of Oslo, Gaustad Hospital, Norway.
D000328:Adult; D000341:Affective Disorders, Psychotic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D003702:Delusions / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology