Association between attention performance and the different dimensions of DSM-5 depression symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Depressive symptoms can be assessed with self-reported questionnaires, such as the Patient Health Questionary-9 (PHQ-9). Previous studies have suggested that the PHQ-9 items can be grouped into somatic and non-somatic clusters. However, the classification of the PHQ-9 item "concentration difficulties" into somatic or non-somatic is still controversial. This controversy may be explained by difficulties experienced by subjects in accurately evaluating their attention problems. The primary objective of this study was to determine the correlation between objective attentional performance and the two clusters of depressive symptoms in hospital employees working in stressful conditions.

Methods

The participants filled out the PHQ-9 to identify their depressive symptoms.

SUBMITTER: Taboada Gjorup AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10765948 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature