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- Title
Chronotype in Relation to Bipolarity, Suicidal Ideation, and Auditory EvokedPotentials in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder : Preliminary Study.
- Authors
Young-Min Park; Seung-Hwan Lee
- Abstract
Objectives The current study investigated the putative relationship between chronotype and suicidality or bipolarity in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). Method Nineteen outpatients who met the criteria for MDD according to the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-text revision were recruited for the current study. The subjects were divided into two subgroups based on their Basic Language Morningness (BALM) scores (dichotomized according to the median BALM score). The Loudness Dependence of Auditory Evoked Potentials (LDAEP) was evaluated by measuring the auditory event-related potentials before beginning medication with serotonergic agents. In addition, K-Mood Disorder Questionaire (K-MDQ), Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation (BSS), Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS) were applied. Results The K-MDQ, BSS, BHS, BIS score was higher for the eveningness group than for the morningness group. However, the LDAEP, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Hamilton Anxiety Scale scores did not differ significantly between them. There were negative correlations between the total BALM score and the total K-MDQ, BSS, and BHS scores (r = -0.64 and p = 0.0033, r = -0.61 and p = 0.0055, and r = -0.72 and p = 0.00056, respectively). Conclusions Depressed patients with eveningness are more vulnerable to the suicidality than those with morningness. Eveningness is also associated with bipolarity.
- Subjects
BIPOLAR disorder; BECK Scale for Suicide Ideation; AUDITORY evoked response; DEPRESSED persons; OUTPATIENT mental health facilities; AFFECTIVE disorders; LOUDNESS
- Publication
Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 2014, Vol 21, Issue 2, p14
- ISSN
1225-8709
- Publication type
Article