[AMDP profile of endogenous and non-endogenous depressions].

Abstract

The multifactorial, comprehensive description--as allowed by the AMDP scales--of two samples of depressed patients (95 endogenous vs. 86 nonendogenous according to ICD-9) illustrates a common pattern dominated by anxiety, depression, retardation and hostility but also significant differences: endogenous depressives reach higher Depression and Apathy-Retardation scores, whereas nonendogenous depressives have higher Dramatization and Hostility scores. The methodological aspects linked to the extraction of factorial profiles and the implications of the endogenous/nonendogenous differences are discussed.

• Authors: C Mormont, R von Frenckell
• Journal: Acta psychiatrica Belgica (Acta Psychiatr Belg) 1987 Mar-Apr Vol. 87 Issue 2 Pg. 197-200 ISSN: 0300-8967 [Print] Belgium
• Vernacular Title: Profil AMDP de déprimés endogènes et de déprimés non endogènes.
• PMID: 3618271 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Depression (diagnosis, psychology)
• Depressive Disorder (diagnosis, psychology)
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Humans
• Psychiatric Status Rating Scales