Association between acute critical life events and the speed of onset of depressive episodes in male and female depressed patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A series of studies indicate that a fast onset of a depressive episode (within 7 days) is a clinical variable useful for indicating bipolarity even when no manic episode has occurred to date. The role of acute critical life events as an external trigger for a fast onset of the depression is unclear so far. Therefore, aim of this investigation was to analyse the effects of acute critical life events on the speed of onset of depressive episodes.

Methods

Speed of onset of depression was assessed using the patient interview "Onset of Depression Inventory". Acute critical life events occurring within the last 6 months before the onset of first depressive symptoms were assessed using the Munich Interview for the Assessment of Life Events and Conditions.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Strauss M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6192272 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature