Specificity of interpersonal sensitivity to non-melancholic depression.
Scores of 69 remitted depressed patients were compared to control subjects on the Interpersonal Sensitivity Measure (IPSM). The patients were categorised into melancholic and non-melancholic sub-groups according to DSM-III criteria. Differences between the depressives and controls were detected but were principally the result of high IPSM scores being returned by the non-melancholic depressives. Melancholic depressives did not differ from the controls in their IPSM scores, supporting the proposition that this depressive sub-type is not associated with a vulnerable personality style.
Boyce
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Hickie
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Parker
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Mitchell
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Wilhelm
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Brodaty
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D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors