Depression and attempted suicide: a comparative study.
The Levine-Pilowsky depression questionnaire was used to compare the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of depression in 176 patients admitted to a general hospital following a suicide attempt and 65 psychiatric inpatients with a diagnosis of major affective disorder. The study showed that despite significant age and sex differences there was a striking similarity between the groups on all measures of depression. Diagnostic and therapeutic implications of these findings are discussed, and further research directions are suggested.
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Adelaide, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia.
D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*