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2335301

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-6-13
pubmed:abstractText
Although the psychiatric consultant in the general hospital setting is frequently called on to distinguish major depression from adjustment disorder, no studies to date have examined whether the two diagnoses are in fact distinguishable. Analysis of computerized data base records from 944 cases seen by psychiatric consultants from 1981-1987 revealed 59 cases of major depression and 130 cases of adjustment disorder with depressed mood. Patients with major depression were more likely to be older (p less than 0.001), widowed (p less than 0.001), and living alone (p less than 0.005). Patients with adjustment disorder with depressed mood received higher ratings on Axis IV (p less than 0.01), and lower severity of illness ratings (p less than 0.001) were seen later in the hospital stay (p less than 0.05), and they were more likely to be rated by the consultant as improved by the time the case was terminated (p less than 0.001). The results suggest that the two disorders may be distinguished in the consultation population and that adjustment disorder with depressed mood may have descriptive validity in the medical inpatient setting.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0163-8343
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
159-65
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Differentiating major depression from adjustment disorder with depressed mood in the medical setting.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Behavioral Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't