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Family environments of depressed outpatients
Author(s) -
Bromet E. J.,
Ed V.,
May S.
Publication year - 1984
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.1600-0447.1984.tb02487.x
Subject(s) - family environment scale , normative , outpatient clinic , statistical significance , psychology , clinical psychology , family history , psychiatry , social environment , statistical analysis , perception , medicine , philosophy , statistics , mathematics , epistemology , neuroscience , political science , law
– The present study assessed the family environments of 43 depressed patients treated in an outpatient clinic. All family members 11 + years of age were administered the Family Environment Scale. Results showed that perceptions of the family environment were not statistically different from a normative sample. Differences among unipolar, bipolar and secondary affective disorder groups also did not attain statistical significance. On the other hand, current symptomatology among patients was associated with negative perceptions of the family environment.