Computerized ambulatory monitoring in mood disorders: feasibility, compliance, and reactivity.
Patients with depression (n=20) or bipolar disorder (n=21) completed computerized ambulatory monitoring for three consecutive days. Results indicate satisfactory rates of acceptance and compliance, with no salient fatigue effects. However, some evidence for reactive effects was found. The findings provide support for this approach in the study of mood disorders.
Husky
Mathilde M
MM
New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10019, USA. huskym@childpsych.columbia.edu
Gindre
Claire
C
Mazure
Carolyn M
CM
Brebant
Catherine
C
Nolen-Hoeksema
Susan
S
Sanacora
Gerard
G
Swendsen
Joel
J
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods*; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D015203:Reproducibility of Results