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Depression in Chronic Schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Alec Roy ,
Ruth Thompson  and
Sidney Kennedy
Alec Roy
Affiliation:
Neuroscience Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, 9000, Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20205, U.S.A.
Ruth Thompson
Affiliation:
Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, 250, College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8, Canada and the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
Sidney Kennedy
Affiliation:
250, College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T IR8, Canada and the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
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Summary

Eighteen depressed chronic schizophrenic out-patients were matched with non-depressed schizophrenic out-patients. The depressed schizophrenics had had significantly more psychiatric admissions, past depression, past treatment for depression, significantly more had attempted suicide, lived alone, had low self-esteem, had early parental loss and had had more life events in the six months before the onset of depression. Depressive disorder in schizophrenic out-patients well controlled by neuroleptics may occur in those who are at risk for depression and experience an excess of life events.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 142 , Issue 5 , May 1983 , pp. 465 - 470
Copyright
Copyright © 1983 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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