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Standardized Assessment of Depressive Disorders: a replicated study from northern India
Author(s) -
Gupta R.,
Singh P.,
Verma S.,
Garg D.
Publication year - 1991
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.1600-0447.1991.tb03150.x
Subject(s) - irritability , sadness , anxiety , standardized test , psychiatry , clinical psychology , psychology , depression (economics) , medicine , anger , mathematics education , economics , macroeconomics
A total of 91 subjects with depressive disorder have been studied using the WHO‐standardized Standardized Assessment of Depressive Disorders (SADD). The 10 most frequently reported symptoms were sadness, anxiety, joylessness, lack of energy, hopelessness, loss of interest, disruption of social functioning, irritability, loss of ability to concentrate and lack of appetite. The results of this study are compared with other available work on SADD.