title: [Are Depressed People Aggressive People? Differences Between General Population and Depressive Patients].
abstract: IntroductionThe study aimed to investigate the relationship between depression and aggression.Material and Methods681 depressive and non-depressive subjects of the general population as well as 132 depressive patients completed the Beck Depression Inventory Revised (BDI-II) as well as the Short Questionnaire for Gathering Factors of Aggressiveness (K-FAF).ResultsDepressive patients and depressive subjects of the general population did not merely report the highest levels of self-aggressiveness but also reached the highest scores on the scales of reactive and proactive aggression, indicating a high level of externalizing aggressiveness.DiscussionThe results support the neurobiological approach of the etiology of depressive disorders.ConclusionsFor future research of depressive disorders and aggression the investigation of the mediating roles of a low serotonin-level is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Forensische Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie am Bezirkskrankenhaus Günzburg, Universität Ulm, Günzburg.
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Otte
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie II der Universität Ulm am Bezirkskrankenhaus Günzburg, Universität Ulm, Günzburg.
authors.forename: Fabian U
authors.initials: FU
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.affiliation: Klinikum Christophsbad, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Göppingen.
authors.forename: Nenad
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vasic
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Forensische Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie am Bezirkskrankenhaus Günzburg, Universität Ulm, Günzburg.
authors.forename: Riad
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shenar
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Forensische Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie am Bezirkskrankenhaus Günzburg, Universität Ulm, Günzburg.
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rasche
authors.affiliation: Asklepios Klinik Nord, Klinik für Persönlichkeits- und Traumafolgestörungen, Hamburg.
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ramb
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Forensische Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie am Bezirkskrankenhaus Günzburg, Universität Ulm, Günzburg.
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dudeck
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Forensische Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie am Bezirkskrankenhaus Günzburg, Universität Ulm, Günzburg.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Streb
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D012307:Risk Factors; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult