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The relationship between major and subthreshold variants of unipolar depression

Maier, Wolfgang, Gänsicke, Michael, Weiffenbach, Olaf·1997·Journal of Affective Disorders

Abstract

Recent epidemiological research in the general population and primary care demonstrated that a substantial proportion of disabling depressive syndromes do not meet the diagnostic criteria for major depression. This observation proposes less restrictive diagnostic definitions of depression. However, a gain in sensitivity may induce a substantial loss of specificity. A variety of diagnostic definitions of subthreshold depression has been proposed balancing both aspects. However, the less restrictive diagnostic definitions are, the lower the specificity. This report explores variants of subthreshold depression characterized by current and subsequent disability in a prospectively investigated sample of general practice patients (n = 400), recruited within the framework of the WHO study "Psychological Problems in Primary Care and a survey in the general population. Duration of episodes, recurrence and number of associated symptoms are the main diagnostic variables. Brief depression with multiple episodes per year (including recurrent brief depression as defined by ICD-10) is comparable to major depression by social disability and subsequent course in the sample under study.

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  • Most studies in the third group show that the presence of subthreshold symptoms, often residual symptoms after an MDD episode, is associated with an enhanced risk of a recurrent episode or relapse.

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Authors
Maier, W., Gänsicke, M., & Weiffenbach, O.
Affiliations
University of Bonn (DE)
Corresponding author
Maier, Wolfgang
Venue
Journal of Affective Disorders
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1997-08
Volume
45
Issue
1-2
Pages
41-51
ISSN
0165-0327 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2045208807
Cited by
84
References
23
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2012: 10
FWCI
10.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Affective Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
Keywords
subthreshold depression, major depressive disorder, recurrent brief depression, diagnostic criteria, sensitivity and specificity, social dysfunction, depressive episode duration, depression recurrence, primary care patients, ICD-10
MeSH terms
Depression, Depressive Disorder, Diagnosis, Differential, Drug Resistance, Follow-Up Studies, Germany, Health Surveys, Humans, Terminology as Topic, Primary Health Care, Prospective Studies, Recurrence, Risk Factors, Sampling Studies, Severity of Illness Index, Time Factors, Prevalence, Databases, Factual, Cost of Illness, Sex Distribution, Disease Progression

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