title: Anhedonia and blunted affect in major depressive disorder.
abstract: The relation between anhedonia and affective flattening was studied in 61 normal subjects and 61 major depressives. Affective flattening and anhedonia were defined by the following self-rating scales: Fawcett-Clark Pleasure Capacity Scale (FCPCS), Hardy Displeasure Capacity Scale (HDCS), FCPCS-PP (subscale of physical pleasure), and HDCS-PD (subscale of physical displeasure). The depressives are more sensitive to displeasure and more anhedonic than controls. Concerning physical stimulations (FCPCS-PP and HDCS-PD) in the depressed group, anhedonia and affective flattening are not linked, suggesting that physical anhedonia is not secondary to low emotional reactivity (affective flattening) and constitutes an independent dimension.
authors.affiliation: Clinique des Maladies Mentales et de l'Encéphale, Paris, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Loas
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Salinas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pierson
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; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001143:Arousal; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results