title: Non-verbal interaction involvement as an indicator of prognosis in remitted depressed subjects.
abstract: Fifty-one remitted depressed inpatients and their interviewers were observed during a conversation. We investigated whether non-verbal behavioral elements indicative of involvement displayed by the remitted patients and/or their interviewers were predictive of depressive symptoms 6 months later. Involvement behavior of the patients appeared to be related to future complaints; the lower the level of involvement displayed, the more unfavorable the outcome. We interpret these results with reference to concepts of social support.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 30001, The Netherlands. e.h.bos@med.rug.nl
authors.forename: Elisabeth H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Bos
authors.forename: Erwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Geerts
authors.forename: Antoinette L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Bouhuys
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012919:Social Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires