Life events and the endogenous-nonendogenous distinction in the treatment and posttreatment course of depression

Monroe, S.M.; Thase, M.E.; Hersen, M.; Himmelhoch, J.M.; Bellack, A.S.

Comprehensive Psychiatry 26(2): 175-186

1985


ISSN/ISBN: 0010-440X
PMID: 3987246
Accession: 005807716

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Summary
While considerable empirical and theoretical attention has been focused upon the question of life events and the onset of nonendogenous depressions, relatively little attention has been devoted to the study of the course of endogenous and nonendogenous depression in relation to life events. The historical and theoretical context for such an approach to studying the endogenous-nonendogenous distinction is reviewed and preliminary findings substantiating its utility are presented. Diverse types of life events preceding treatment entry significantly predicted the course of disorder for endogenous, but not nonendogenous, depressives over a 9 mo. period. The implications of these results for conceptualizing interactions between the social environment and depressive disorders are discussed.