title: A non-linear mathematical model for computerized analysis of mood curves: construction of the model and its application to the mood curves of depressive and schizophrenic inpatients.
abstract: A non-linear mathematical model for the computerized description of mood curves is presented. This model reaches a high goodness of fit to the real data and seems superior to a linear model recently proposed. Using this model in a computer program for describing the mood data of a large sample of psychiatric inpatients, significant and clinically meaningful group differences between the mood curves of schizophrenic, endogenous depressive, and neurotic depressive inpatients could be demonstrated. The application of this methodology might be helpful among others in the field of evaluative research.
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents