A three-factor analytic model of the MADRS in geriatric depression
| Autor: | Elizabeth P. Flint, Carl F. Pieper, R. D. Parker, Hayden B. Bosworth, David C. Steffens |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Sleep Wake Disorders
medicine.medical_specialty Psychometrics media_common.quotation_subject Anxiety Affect (psychology) behavioral disciplines and activities Rating scale medicine Humans Apathy Psychiatry Geriatric Assessment Depression (differential diagnoses) Aged media_common Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Geriatrics Depressive Disorder Middle Aged Sadness Affect Psychiatry and Mental health Treatment Outcome Geriatrics and Gerontology medicine.symptom Factor Analysis Statistical Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 18:73-77 |
| ISSN: | 1099-1166 0885-6230 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/gps.776 |
| Popis: | Objective Major depression is a heterogeneous disorder, perhaps comprising several clinical subtypes or subgroups of symptoms. This study examined whether items on the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) form distinct symptom subgroups among geriatric depressive patients that might form the basis of new outcome measures for tracking treatment effects. Method The study examined a sample of 225 adults age 59 and older diagnosed with major depression. Factor analysis with oblique rotation was used to analyze baseline MADRS item scores. Results Three distinct interpretable factors were obtained; all ten items loaded |
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