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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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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
 

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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.
Journal cover image

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