کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4187369 1608217 2007 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Knowledge about affective disorders and outcome of depression
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی روانپزشکی و بهداشت روانی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Knowledge about affective disorders and outcome of depression
چکیده انگلیسی

BackgroundFor affective disorders, imparting information about the illness has become standard treatment. Despite the great clinical relevance of knowledge about depression, few empirical studies on this subject have been carried out. The aim of the study was to identify the prognostic value of knowledge about affective disorders for the two year outcome of depression.Methods62 first-hospitalised patients with major depression were recruited and tested with the Knowledge about Depression and Mania Inventory (KDMI). The patients were followed-up after 1 and 2 years.ResultsIn the 2-year follow-up period, 28 patients (45.2%) had a recurrent or chronic course of depression. Patients with stable remission had significantly more knowledge about affective disorders compared to patients with recurrence or chronic depression. Knowledge about treatment was prognostically relevant whereas knowledge about symptoms and knowledge about coping were not.ConclusionsThe results show that knowledge about affective disorders and especially knowledge about treatment is a predictor for the outcome of depression. This indicates the necessity of multidimensional assessment of knowledge about disorder. Future studies should examine the mechanisms underlying the prognostic effect in order to improve treatment of depression.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Affective Disorders - Volume 104, Issues 1–3, December 2007, Pages 155–160
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