Specificity of symptoms in RDC endogenous depression.
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Robins, CJ; Block, P; Peselow, ED
Published in: J Affect Disord
1989
The Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDC) define endogenous depression by the presence of a particular subset of depressive symptoms. This typological approach to classification implicitly assumes that endogenous and non-endogenous patients differ only or primarily in this subset of symptoms, rather than simply in severity of all depressive symptoms. We tested this assumption in a sample of 80 patients with a current episode of major depressive disorder. Whereas RDC endogenous patients (n = 53) had significantly higher levels of most criterial symptoms than did non-endogenous patients (n = 27), they differed on almost no non-endogenous symptoms. These findings support the concept of a specific endogenous symptom cluster.
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J Affect Disord
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0165-0327
Publication Date
1989
Volume
16
Issue
2-3
Start / End Page
243 / 248
Location
Netherlands
Related Subject Headings
- Psychometrics
- Psychological Tests
- Psychiatry
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Humans
- Female
- Depressive Disorder
- Adult
- 52 Psychology
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Robins, C. J., Block, P., & Peselow, E. D. (1989). Specificity of symptoms in RDC endogenous depression. J Affect Disord, 16(2–3), 243–248. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-0327(89)90079-7
Robins, C. J., P. Block, and E. D. Peselow. “Specificity of symptoms in RDC endogenous depression.” J Affect Disord 16, no. 2–3 (1989): 243–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-0327(89)90079-7.
Robins CJ, Block P, Peselow ED. Specificity of symptoms in RDC endogenous depression. J Affect Disord. 1989;16(2–3):243–8.
Robins, C. J., et al. “Specificity of symptoms in RDC endogenous depression.” J Affect Disord, vol. 16, no. 2–3, 1989, pp. 243–48. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/0165-0327(89)90079-7.
Robins CJ, Block P, Peselow ED. Specificity of symptoms in RDC endogenous depression. J Affect Disord. 1989;16(2–3):243–248.
Published In
J Affect Disord
DOI
ISSN
0165-0327
Publication Date
1989
Volume
16
Issue
2-3
Start / End Page
243 / 248
Location
Netherlands
Related Subject Headings
- Psychometrics
- Psychological Tests
- Psychiatry
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Humans
- Female
- Depressive Disorder
- Adult
- 52 Psychology