Major depression and the self-criticism and dependency personality dimensions.
The Depressive Experiences Questionnaire was used to assess the personality dimensions of dependency and self-criticism in 52 depressed patients before and after treatment and in 22 healthy family practice patients. Neither personality dimension was significantly influenced by change in depressed mood, and the recovered depressed patients had higher levels of dependency and self-criticism than the comparison subjects.
Bagby
R M
RM
Mood Disorders Program, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto, Ont., Canada.
Schuller
D R
DR
Parker
J D
JD
Levitt
A
A
Joffe
R T
RT
Shafir
M S
MS
D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002605:Character; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012649:Self Concept
D000928:Antidepressive Agents