The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether symptom severity or personality traits are associated with psychotic symptoms in major depression (MD), since it is still debated whether psychotic depression represents the most severe form of depression or the effect of personality structure. The study included 163 patients affected by MD who were divided into four groups on the basis of the presence/absence of melancholic features and psychotic symptoms. All subjects completed the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Disorders (SCID-IV), the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Personality Disorders (SIDP-IV) and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (Ham-D). Personality was assessed after MD remission (absence of DSM-IV criteria and Ham-D score lower than 7 for at least 2 months). Psychotic symptoms were positively associated with symptom severity (higher Ham-D total score) and with paranoid and schizotypal traits and negatively related to histrionic traits. Our data support the view that the effect of paranoid-schizotypal traits and symptom severity on the presence of psychotic symptoms in MD occurs separately and they are independent of each other. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.

The effect of severity and personality on the psychotic presentation of major depression / Tonna, Matteo; De Panfilis, Chiara; Provini, Cristiano; Marchesi, Carlo. - In: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH. - ISSN 0165-1781. - 190:1(2011), pp. 98-102. [10.1016/j.psychres.2011.05.005]

The effect of severity and personality on the psychotic presentation of major depression

TONNA, MATTEO;
2011

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether symptom severity or personality traits are associated with psychotic symptoms in major depression (MD), since it is still debated whether psychotic depression represents the most severe form of depression or the effect of personality structure. The study included 163 patients affected by MD who were divided into four groups on the basis of the presence/absence of melancholic features and psychotic symptoms. All subjects completed the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Disorders (SCID-IV), the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Personality Disorders (SIDP-IV) and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (Ham-D). Personality was assessed after MD remission (absence of DSM-IV criteria and Ham-D score lower than 7 for at least 2 months). Psychotic symptoms were positively associated with symptom severity (higher Ham-D total score) and with paranoid and schizotypal traits and negatively related to histrionic traits. Our data support the view that the effect of paranoid-schizotypal traits and symptom severity on the presence of psychotic symptoms in MD occurs separately and they are independent of each other. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.
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The effect of severity and personality on the psychotic presentation of major depression / Tonna, Matteo; De Panfilis, Chiara; Provini, Cristiano; Marchesi, Carlo. - In: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH. - ISSN 0165-1781. - 190:1(2011), pp. 98-102. [10.1016/j.psychres.2011.05.005]
Tonna, Matteo; De Panfilis, Chiara; Provini, Cristiano; Marchesi, Carlo
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