title: Melancholic subtyping: a qualitative or quantitative distinction?
abstract: Melancholic depressed subjects scored significantly higher than did nonmelancholic subjects both on the depressive symptoms used and those not used for melancholic subtyping. The results suggest that DSM-III's melancholic criteria do not identify a qualitatively distinct subgroup, but instead reflect illness severity.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008370:Manuals as Topic / Q000592:standards; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales