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Phenomenological classification of depressive disorders
Author(s) -
Overall John E.,
Hollister Leo E.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.6120360201
Subject(s) - psychology , nosology , depression (economics) , clinical psychology , cluster (spacecraft) , interpretative phenomenological analysis , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , computer science , programming language , qualitative research , social science , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
Empirical cluster analysis methods have been the basis for development of a phenomenological classification of depressive disorders. Verbal descriptions of the distinguishing features of anxious, hostile, agitated, and retarded subtypes of depression are provided to facilitate development of clinical classification concepts. A review of some of the validity data is presented.