Effect of somatic comorbidity on alleviation of depressive symptoms.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether somatic comorbidity (SC) impedes recovery from depression. Method: The study design was naturalistic. Diagnosis of depression was confirmed by means of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID). Changes in the symptom scales fo...

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Publicado en:Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 34; no. 5; pp. 755 - 762
Autores principales: Viinamäki H, Tanskanen A, Hintikka J, Haatainen J, Antikainen R, Honkalampi K, Haatainen K, Koivumaa-Honkanen H, Saarinen P, Lehtonen J
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. Oct2000
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          Tanskanen A
          Hintikka J
          Haatainen J
          Antikainen R
          Honkalampi K
          Haatainen K
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          Chronic Disease Psychosocial Factors
          Depression Complications
          Depression Therapy
          Adult
          Antidepressive Agents Therapeutic Use
          Comorbidity
          Depression Drug Therapy
          Depression Psychosocial Factors
          Female
          Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression
          Health Status
          Logistic Regression
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          Middle Age
          Prospective Studies
          Psychological Tests
          Psychotherapy
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          Adult: 19-44 years
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      ab: Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether somatic comorbidity (SC) impedes recovery from depression. Method: The study design was naturalistic. Diagnosis of depression was confirmed by means of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID). Changes in the symptom scales for those patients with somatic comorbidity (n = 75) were compared with corresponding changes in depressive patients without somatic comorbidity (n = 41) in a 6-month follow up. Results: Measured on the Hamilton and Beck scales, recovery rates of those with SC was only slightly lower to that of the others. The difference was statistically significant only in relation to the Hamilton scale. Forty-four per cent of those with SC and 42% of the other patients recovered from their depression (BDI score < 10 on follow up). Logistic regression analysis showed no independent association between recovery and somatic comorbidity. Conclusions: Moderate somatic comorbidity has only a minor effect on recovery from depression.
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