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Seemüller F, Kolter M, Musil R, Schennach R, Adli M, Bauer M, Brieger P, Laux G, Riedel M, Falkai P, Möller HJ, Padberg F. Chronic vs non-chronic depression in psychiatric inpatient care - Data from a large naturalistic multicenter trial. J Affect Disord 2022; 299:73-84. [PMID: 34800575 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.11.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 10/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Around 20% - 30% of depressed individuals experience a chronic form of depression lasting two or more years. This naturalistic study investigates the characteristics and the course of chronic depressed patients (CD) during standard antidepressant treatment in comparison to not chronically depressed (NCD) patients. METHODS Data of 954 patients were drawn from the prospective naturalistic, multicenter study of the German research network on depression, CD was met as classifier by 113 patients (11.8%), whereas 841 patients (88.2%) had non-chronic courses (NCD). RESULTS CD was significantly associated with a low age at onset, use of benzodiazepines, psychotherapy at baseline, substance abuse, a depressive personality disorder and a low degree of extraversion. CD patients showed a longer hospital stay, lower remission rates, increased rates of suicidal ideation as well as higher depression scores at discharge. In addition, individuals with chronic depression continued to obtain higher neuroticism scores and lower extraversion scores at discharge. LIMITATION Results were assessed by a post-hoc analysis, based on prospectively collected data. CONCLUSION CD patients have an inferior outcome in clinical measures as well as personality dimensions (i.e. low extraversion) compared to non-CD patients. These findings support the notion that CD patients entering a setting of standard psychiatric inpatient care will show less benefit compared to non-CD patients, and that this difference as such may be used as a stratifying marker for providing specialized psychiatric treatment with optimized pharmacological and psychotherapeutic protocols.
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- Florian Seemüller
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany; Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, kbo-Lech-Mangfall-Klinik, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Auenstrasse 6, 82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany; Schoen Clinic Roseneck, Am Roseneck 6, 83209 Prien am Chiemsee, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus, Charité Mitte (CCM), Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; Fliedner Klinik Berlin, Center for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine, Markgrafenstrasse 34, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, kbo-Isar-Amper-Klinikum Region Munich, Vockestr. 72, 85540 Haar, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine, kbo-Inn-Salzach-Klinikum. Gabersee 7, 83512 Wasserburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany; Centre for Disturbance of Memory and Demetia, Marion von Tessin Memory-Centre, Nymphenburgerstrasse 45, 80636 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
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Schramm E, Klein DN, Elsaesser M, Furukawa TA, Domschke K. Review of dysthymia and persistent depressive disorder: history, correlates, and clinical implications. Lancet Psychiatry 2020; 7:801-812. [PMID: 32828168 DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30099-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
Persistent depressive disorder is a chronic mood disorder that is common and often more disabling than episodic major depression. In DSM-5, the term subsumes several chronic depressive presentations, including dysthymia with or without superimposed major depressive episodes, chronic major depression, and recurrent major depression without recovery between episodes. Dysthymia can be difficult to detect in psychiatric and primary care settings until it intensifies in the form of a superimposed major depressive episode. Although information is scarce concerning the cause of persistent depressive disorder including dysthymia, the causation is likely to be multifactorial. In this narrative Review, we discuss current knowledge about the nosology and neurobiological basis of dysthymia and persistent depressive disorder, emphasising a dimensional perspective based on course for further research. We also review new developments in psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy for persistent depressive disorder, and propose a tailored, modular approach to accommodate its multifaceted nature.
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- Elisabeth Schramm
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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- Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Health Promotion and Human Behavior, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine and School of Public Health, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Center for Basics in Neuromodulation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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