Depressive symptoms in chronic schizophrenia patients: any differences between patients with and without a major depressive episode?
The author investigated the differences between schizophrenia patients with and without a major depressive episode (MDE) using the Japanese Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenics. The total depression score was correlated with the dosage of antipsychotics in patients without an MDE, but such a correlation was not found in patients with an MDE.
Kaneda
Yasuhiro
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Psychopharmacology Division, Psychiatric Hospital at Vanderbilt, 1601, 23rd Avenue South, Suite 306, Nashville, TN 37212, USA. kaneday@clin.med.tokushima-u.ac.jp
D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents