Life stress and depressive outcome: Application of a dissipation model to life events

摘要: A group of 71 patients were interviewed seven months after they had been screened for a new episode unipolar depressive illness and the relationship between symptom severity at this time life stresses experienced over period investigated. On basis follow-up assessment, divided into ‘well’ ‘ill’ group. The mean number events during study did distinguish from but with less success than has claimed onset. Further analysis took account both stress suffered its occurrence. This improved discrimination. Both event occurrence then included in model adversity which it was postulated that dissipates time. Application to data resulted statistical outcome being somewhat strengthened. possible implications result further research are discussed.