Do life events and social support vary across depressive disorders?
| Autor: | Shripathy M. Bhat, Savitha Soman, K. S. Latha, Samir Kumar Praharaj |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Psychiatry
medicine.medical_specialty perceived social support Depression Adjustment disorders Life events RC435-571 medicine.disease 030227 psychiatry life events 03 medical and health sciences Clinical Psychology Psychiatry and Mental health Social support 0302 clinical medicine Scale (social sciences) medicine Original Article In patient 030212 general & internal medicine Stress score Psychology Depression (differential diagnoses) |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, Vol 39, Iss 3, Pp 316-322 (2017) Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine |
| ISSN: | 0253-7176 |
| Popis: | Background: Social support and life events moderate the expression of depression though studies have shown contradictory results. The objective was to study the stressful life events and perceived social support in patients with adjustment disorder, first-episode depression, and recurrent depressive disorder (RDD). Subjects and Methods: One hundred and forty-six patients aged 18–60 years with adjustment disorder, first-episode depression, or RDD according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision were evaluated using the presumptive stressful life events scale and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Results: There was no difference in mean number of total life events and subgroups as well as perceived stress score in the past 1 year between the groups. There was no difference in the perceived social support scale total score, as well as from family and friends, across the three groups. However, the mean perceived social support from significant others in those with RDD was lower as compared to those with adjustment disorder. Conclusion: Stressful life events do not differ in adjustment disorder, first-episode depression, and RDD. Furthermore, the perceived social support was similar across the three groups, except for perceived social support from significant others, which was less in those with RDD. |
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