ABSTRACT
A prospective study of male in-patients over 55 years old who met Feighner criteria for non-bipolar depression was performed to determine if a previous history of alcoholism significantly influenced treatment or response to treatment. Among 58 subjects with complete follow-up information, the 16 who had a history of alcoholism had a presentation at index which differed from that of the non-alcoholics, and on follow-up they clearly had more chronic illness. This elderly sample with alcoholism resembles 'neurotic-reactive' depressives described in younger samples, and supports a past history of alcoholism as being a risk factor for chronicity of depression on follow-up in the elderly population.
Subject(s)
Alcoholism/rehabilitation , Depressive Disorder/rehabilitation , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Alcohol Drinking/psychology , Alcoholism/complications , Alcoholism/psychology , Combined Modality Therapy , Depressive Disorder/complications , Depressive Disorder/psychology , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prospective Studies , Rehabilitation, Vocational/psychologyABSTRACT
Nineteen females with panic disorder were studied using daily prospective home diary ratings of various general health related items, a short anxiety self-rating scale, a survey of late luteal phase dysphoric symptoms, as well as a record of the number and severity of panic attacks. The subjects collected information for 60 consecutive days, and information regarding 30 menstrual cycles was available for analysis. Overall, subjects retrospectively reported increases in their anxiety symptoms during premenstrual days, but this was not demonstrated consistently on daily prospective ratings.
