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Comparative Study
. 1999 Jul;54(1-2):183-7.
doi: 10.1016/s0165-0327(98)00141-4.

Symptomatologic analysis of psychotic and non-psychotic depression

E Lattuada  1 , A Serretti, C Cusin, M Gasperini, E Smeraldi
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Comparative Study

Symptomatologic analysis of psychotic and non-psychotic depression

E Lattuada et al. J Affect Disord. 1999 Jul.

Abstract

Background: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the symptomatologic presentation of delusional compared to non-delusional major depressive episodes.

Methods: Two hundred and eighty-eight subjects suffering from mood disorder (144 bipolar, 133 unipolar) were assessed at admission by the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-21).

Results: Depressive symptomatology was more severe in the delusional sample, even after the exclusion of the items directly involved with delusional symptoms (P = 0.00002).

Conclusions: Our data support the hypothesis of delusional depression as a more severe form of mood disorder.

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