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Title: | Which Stressors are Associated with Which Forms of Depression in a Homogenous Sample? An Analysis of the Effects of Lifestyle Changes and Demands on Five Subtypes of Depression | Contributor(s): | Bitsika, Vicki (author); Sharpley, Chris (author) | Publication Date: | 2012 | Open Access: | Yes | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/11626 | Open Access Link: | http://www.gjpsy.uni-goettingen.de/gjp-article-bitsika-stressors.pdf | Abstract: | Background: Although depression is often considered as a single or unitary construct, evidence indicates the existence of several major subtypes of depression, some of which have distinct neurobiological bases and treatment options. Objective: To explore the incidence of five subtypes of depression, and to identify which lifestyle changes and stressor demands are associated with each of five established subtypes of depression, within a homogenous non-clinical sample. Method: 398 Australian university students completed the Effects of University Study on Lifestyle Questionnaire to identify their major stressors, plus the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale to measure their symptomatology. Regression analysis was used to identify which stressors were most powerful predictors of each depression subtype. Results: The five different subtypes of depression were predicted by a range of different stressors. Incidence of clinically significant scores for the subtypes of depression varied, with some participants experiencing more than one subtype of depression. Conclusions: Different depression subtypes were predicted by different stressors, potentially challenging the clinical validity of depression as a unitary construct. Although restricted in their generalisability to clinical patient samples, these findings suggest further targets for research with depressed patients. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | German Journal of Psychiatry, v.15, p. 23-31 | Publisher: | Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen [University of Goettingen] | Place of Publication: | Germany | ISSN: | 1433-1055 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 110319 Psychiatry (incl Psychotherapy) | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 320221 Psychiatry (incl. psychotherapy) | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920209 Mental Health Services | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200305 Mental health services | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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