The categorical and dimensional models of endogenous depression

Mark Zimmerman; William Coryell; Bruce Pfohl

doi:10.1016/0165-0327(85)90099-0

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The categorical and dimensional models of endogenous depression

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The categorical and dimensional models of endogenous depression

Mark Zimmerman, William Coryell and Bruce Pfohl

Journal of affective disorders, Vol.9(2), pp.181-186

1985

DOI: 10.1016/0165-0327(85)90099-0

PMID: 2932493

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Abstract

We calculated a Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDC) endogenous score for 257 depressed inpatients based on the number of endogenous criteria present. The distribution of RDC endogenous scores was unimodal. There was no association between endogenous scores and results of the Dexamethasone Suppression Test, or morbid risk for depression in the patients' first-degree relatives. The morbid risk for a family history of alcoholism tended to decrease with increasing endogenous scores, although a consistent steady decline was not observed. The results suggest that the RDC criteria do not fit either the categorical or dimensional model of endogenous classification. Potential sources of difficulty with the RDC endogenous criteria are discussed.

Endogenous depression

Depression

Research Diagnostic Criteria

Dexamethasone Suppression Test

Family history

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Title: Subtitle: The categorical and dimensional models of endogenous depression
Creators: Mark Zimmerman
William Coryell
Bruce Pfohl
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of affective disorders, Vol.9(2), pp.181-186
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0327(85)90099-0
PMID: 2932493
NLM abbreviation: J Affect Disord
ISSN: 0165-0327
eISSN: 1573-2517
Publisher: Elsevier B.V
Language: English
Date published: 1985
Academic Unit: Psychiatry
Record Identifier: 9984003413602771

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