Seven-month clinical outcome of anhedonic and normally hedonic depressed inpatients. Am J Psychiatry 1984 Oct;141(10):1216-20
Date
10/01/1984Pubmed ID
6486255DOI
10.1176/ajp.141.10.1216Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0021199075 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 39 CitationsAbstract
Using a measure of capacity for pleasurable experiences (the Pleasure Scale), the authors compared at admission and 7-month follow-up 74 psychiatric inpatients meeting DSM-III criteria for major depression. Pleasure scores were stable over 7 months despite the fact that two-thirds of the sample recovered from depression. The subgroup of subjects who were most anhedonic at admission were more likely than the remaining subjects to show clinical recovery but persisted in exhibiting a lower pleasure score (even when the comparison was limited to recovered subjects). Pleasure scores were much better predictors of clinical recovery than were neuroticism scores.
Author List
Clark DC, Fawcett J, Salazar-Grueso E, Fawcett EAuthor
David C. Clark PhD Assistant Dean, Professor in the Research Office department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAffective Symptoms
Attitude to Health
Depressive Disorder
Emotions
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hospitalization
Humans
Male
Neurotic Disorders
Personality Inventory
Probability
Time Factors
