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. 2014 May;58(5):574-81.
doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000262.

Depression subtypes in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease

Eva M Szigethy  1 , Ada O Youk, David Benhayon, Diane L Fairclough, Melissa C Newara, Margaret A Kirshner, Simona I Bujoreanu, Christine Mrakotsky, Athos Bousvaros, Arvind I Srinath, David J Keljo, David J Kupfer, David R DeMaso
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Depression subtypes in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease

Eva M Szigethy et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2014 May.

Abstract

Objective: The association between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and depression provides a unique opportunity to understand the relation between systemic inflammation and depressive symptom profiles.

Methods: Youth (n = 226) ages 9 to 17 years with comorbid IBD and depression underwent psychiatric assessment and evaluation of IBD activity. Latent profile analysis (LPA) identified depressive subgroups based on similar responses to the Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised. Demographic factors, depression severity, anxiety, IBD activity, inflammatory markers, IBD-related medications, and illness perception were evaluated as predictors of profile membership.

Results: Mean age was 14.3 years; 75% had Crohn disease; 31% were taking systemic corticosteroids. Mean depressive severity was moderate, whereas IBD activity, which reflects inflammation, was mild. LPA identified 3 subgroups: Profile-1 (mild, 75%) had diverse low-grade depressive symptoms and highest quality of life; Profile-2 (somatic, 19%) had severe fatigue, appetite change, anhedonia, decreased motor activity, and depressed mood with concurrent high-dose steroid therapy and the highest IBD activity; and Profile-3 (cognitive, 6%) had the highest rates of self-reported depressive symptoms, ostomy placements, and anxiety with IBD symptoms in the relative absence of inflammation.

Conclusions: Evidence was found for 3 depression profiles in youth with IBD and depression. Our analyses determined that patients with predominantly somatic or cognitive symptoms of depression comprised 25% of our cohort. These findings may be used to design subgroup-specific interventions for depression in adolescents with IBD and other physical illnesses associated with systemic inflammation.

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The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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Three distinct classes of youth estimated from a latent class model.
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