Understanding the severity of depression: Which symptoms of depression are the best indicators of depression severity?

• Published in: Comprehensive psychiatry Vol. 87; pp. 84 - 88
• Main Authors: Zimmerman, Mark, Balling, Caroline, Chelminski, Iwona, Dalrymple, Kristy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2018; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Affect; Anhedonia; Classification; Depression - diagnosis; Depression - psychology; Depressive Disorder, Major - diagnosis; Depressive Disorder, Major - psychology; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Female; Humans; Insomnia; Interview, Psychological; Male; Medical diagnosis; Mental depression; Middle Aged; Questionnaires; Ratings & rankings; Regression Analysis; Research methodology; Severity of Illness Index; Sleep disorders; Suicidal Ideation; Suicides & suicide attempts; Symptom Assessment; Rhode Island; United States > US

In DSM-5, all symptoms of depression are considered equal representations of severity. In ICD-10, the type of symptom is considered in classifying severity. It is important to better understand if the defining symptoms of depression are differentially associated with overall severity so that severit...