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11549409

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-9-10
pubmed:abstractText
A few authors have described the clinical picture of dysthymia in groups of elderly patients and pointed out differences from literature reports of dysthymia in younger adults. The present study, an attempt to analyze age effects on clinical characteristics of dysthymia throughout a lifetime, was performed in a sample of 106 patients, all aged > or =18 years, who were diagnosed according to DSM-IV. The patients were evaluated using: (1) a semistructured interview to assess clinical features, family history and previous treatments; (2) the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; (3) the Interview for Recent Life Events; and (4) the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Disorders. Statistical analysis with stepwise logistic regression revealed that age was positively related to concomitant medical illnesses and to the total score of recent life events, but negatively related to the presence of avoidant or dependent personality disorders. The data suggested different etiologic pathways in older and younger patients. Dysthymia appeared to be associated in younger adults with abnormalities of personality; in the elderly, with a history of health problems and life losses.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0165-1781
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
103
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
219-28
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-4-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical features of dysthymia and age: a clinical investigation.
pubmed:affiliation
Depressive and Anxiety Disorders Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, via Cherasco 11, 10126, Turin, Italy. bellino.silvio@libero.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article