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Primary and secondary affective disorders in adolescents and young adults
Author(s) -
Friedman R. C.,
Hurt S. W.,
Clarkin J. F.,
Corn R.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1983.tb06736.x
Subject(s) - etiology , psychiatry , psychology , clinical psychology , research diagnostic criteria , young adult , medicine , developmental psychology , schizophrenia (object oriented programming)
– The concepts of primary and secondary affective disorders have become widely accepted by researchers of adult psychiatric disorders. They are based on the chronological development of certain specified major affective disorders in relation to diagnosable, non‐affective psychiatric disorders. Despite potential etiological implications, little data are currently available on the primary‐secondary classification applied to cases with early onset adolescent and young adulthood affective disorders. This study reports on the application and clinical implications of the primary‐secondary classification in a sample of 65 adolescent and young adult inpatients who meet Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDC) for an index episode of Major Depressive Disorder.