The persistence of depressive symptomatology among prepaid group practice enrollees: an exploratory study
| Autor: | J R Hankin, B Z Locke |
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| Rok vydání: | 1982 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Persistence (psychology) medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Adolescent Exploratory research Depressive symptomatology Epidemiology medicine Humans Community Health Services Medical prescription Somatoform Disorders Psychiatry Depression (differential diagnoses) Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Psychotropic Drugs Maryland Depression business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Health Maintenance Organizations Cognition Middle Aged Psychotropic drug Female business Research Article Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Public Health. 72:1000-1007 |
| ISSN: | 1541-0048 0090-0036 |
| Popis: | This exploratory study examines the persistence of depressive symptomatology as measured by the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depressive Scale (CES-D). Over as 12-month period, half of the group of 309 prepaid group practice enrollees reporting depressive symptoms at the beginning of the interval also had high scores on the CES-D at the end of the interval. Sociodemographic characteristics did not predict persistence of depression. Persistence of depression was positively associated with initially reporting cognitive and affective types of depressive symptoms, the presence of physical illness, the seeking of psychiatric treatment, and the receipt of psychotropic drug prescriptions. |
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