Premium
An American validation study of the Newcastle Scale
Author(s) -
Zimmerman M.,
Coryell W.,
Stangl D.,
Pfohl B.
Publication year - 1986
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.1600-0447.1986.tb02704.x
Subject(s) - neuroticism , subtyping , electroconvulsive therapy , psychology , psychiatry , clinical psychology , personality , cognition , social psychology , computer science , programming language
One hundred and fifty‐two depressed inpatients were classified endogenous or neurotic according to the Newcastle Diagnostic Scale. Endogenous depressives were significantly more likely than neurotic depressives to be treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Newcastle subtyping was not associated with response to ECT; however, neurotic depressives not treated with ECT were more symptomatic at hospital discharge than endogenous depressives not treated with ECT. A prospective 6 month follow‐up interview was completed with 85% of the patients. There was no association between Newcastle subtyping and follow‐up outcome.