| The importance of Axis II in patients with major depression. A controlled study. | |
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PMID: 2966824 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Using a naturalistic study design, we compared 76 depressed patients having a DSM-III personality disorder (PD) to a control group of 152 depressed patients with no personality disorder. The patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and a PD were more likely to have had a younger age of onset, to have had prior hospitalizations, to have a longer duration of episode, to have reported more suicidal thoughts, and to have had more suicide attempts both before and after discharge. Patients with MDD and PD were also more likely to have a family history of alcoholism or antisocial personality and less likely to have dexamethasone nonsuppression, although the latter was not statistically significant. Patients with MDD and PD were less likely to receive electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), equally likely to have received antidepressants, and more likely to receive neither ECT nor antidepressants. Patients with MDD and PD had a poorer response to 'adequate' antidepressants, but a similar response to ECT and 'inadequate' antidepressants. Overall, 91 (60%) of MDD patients and 32 (42%) of MDD plus PD patients were recovered at hospital discharge (X2 = 6.43, P less than 0.025). We conclude that the presence of PD in patients with MDD is associated with a different clinical presentation, family history, and poor recovery at hospital discharge. |
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Authors:
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D W Black; S Bell; J Hulbert; A Nasrallah |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of affective disorders Volume: 14 ISSN: 0165-0327 ISO Abbreviation: J Affect Disord Publication Date: 1988 Mar-Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1988-06-13 Completed Date: 1988-06-13 Revised Date: 2009-09-28 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7906073 Medline TA: J Affect Disord Country: NETHERLANDS |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 115-22 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242. |
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Adult Antidepressive Agents / therapeutic use Depressive Disorder / classification, diagnosis*, therapy Electroconvulsive Therapy Female Humans Male Middle Aged Personality Disorders / classification, diagnosis*, therapy Prognosis |
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0/Antidepressive Agents |
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