Discriminative Hypomania Checklist-32 Factors in Unipolar and Bipolar Major Depressive Patients

Autor: Giulio, Perugi, Michele, Fornaro, Icro, Maremmani, Pier Luigi, Canonico, Paolo, Carbonatto, Claudio, Mencacci, Giovanni, Muscettola, Luca, Pani, Riccardo, Torta, Claudio, Vampini, Fabio, Parazzini, Arina, Dumitriu, Jules, Angst, Marcello, Viola
Přispěvatelé: Perugi, Giulio, Fornaro, Michele, Maremmani, Icro, Canonico, Pier Luigi, Carbonatto, Paolo, Mencacci, Claudio, Muscettola, Giovanni, Pani, Luca, Torta, Riccardo, Vampini, Claudio, Parazzini, Fabio, Dumitriu, Arina, Angst, Jules
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Psychopathology. 45:390-398
ISSN: 1423-033X
0254-4962
DOI: 10.1159/000338047
Popis: Background: Although manic or hypomanic episodes define bipolar disorder (BD), most patients show a predominance of depressive symptomatology, often associated with delayed or disregarded BD diagnosis. The Hypomania Checklist-32 (HCL-32) has therefore been developed and tested internationally to facilitate BD recognition. Sampling andMethods: Five hundred seventy-one (563 eligible) patients diagnosed with a major depressive episode according to DSM-IV criteria were consecutively enrolled in a cross-sectional, multicenter, observational study (Come To Me). Lifetime manic or hypomanic features were assessed by the HCL-32, and severity of depressive and anxious symptomatology was assessed using the Zung’s self-report questionnaires for depression and anxiety. Results: Among the patients diagnosed with BD (n = 119), either type I or type II, the occurrence of (hypo)manic symptoms was significantly higher compared to major depressive disorder (MDD) symptoms according to HCL-32 total and subscale scores obtained using a score of 14, which ensured an optimal discrimination between BD and MDD with a sensitivity of 0.85 and a specificity of 0.78. Conclusions: Although some false positives might occur, the HCL-32 was confirmed to be a useful instrument in the detection of past hypomania in MDD patients, finally contributing to proper therapeutic choices.
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