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Longitudinal study comparing depressive female patients with and without premenstrual exacerbation
Estudio longitudinal comparativo entre pacientes con y sin exacerbación premenstrual de la depresión
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José Luis Benavente Martína,
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, José Manuel Olivares Dieza, María Calado Oterob, Antonio Vaamonde Listec
a Servicio de Psiquiatría, Hospital do Meixoeiro, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo (CHUVI), Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
b Fundación Biomédica del Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo (CHUVI), Hospital do Meixoeiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
c Departamento de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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Introduction

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether there are any differences in the clinical features of depression, personality and the G factor among women with and without premenstrual exacerbation (PE) of depression.

Material and methods

Ninety-nine outpatients diagnosed with major depression (DSM-IV) were interviewed twice. At baseline, the patients were not taking medication. The 74 patients who achieved remission (Hamilton rating scale for depression ≤7) after 16 weeks were evaluated again through the 16-personality factor (16-PF) questionnaire (5th edition) and the D48 (or Dominos) test.

Results

No differences in clinical characteristics or prognosis were found between the two groups of women, except for the greater presence of seasonal features among women with PE. Women with PE also scored higher for self-control on the 16-PF and scored lower on the D48 (Domino) test. The logistic analysis showed that higher self-control scores increased the risk for PE in 51.3% of the sample, while higher scores on the D48 test decreased the risk in 8.6%.

Conclusions

There were no differences between the two groups in the clinical features or prognosis of depression, except for the higher rates of seasonal features in the PE group. In contrast, differences were found in personality traits and the D48 between the two groups.

Keywords:
Depression
Premenstrual exacerbation
Personality
General intelligence
Resumen
Introducción

El objetivo del estudio fue determinar si existían diferencias respecto a las características de la depresión, la personalidad y el factor G entre mujeres con y sin exacerbación premenstrual (EP) de la depresión.

Material y métodos

Se estudiaron, en dos entrevistas, a 99 pacientes ambulatorias diagnosticadas de depresión mayor unipolar (DSM-IV). La primera entrevista se realizó previamente al inicio del tratamiento antidepresivo. A las 74 pacientes en las que remitió la depresión (HRDS≤7) durante las siguientes 16 semanas se aplicó el 16 PF-5.a edición y el test de Dominós.

Resultados

No se encontraron diferencias en las características clínicas y evolutivas de la depresión entre ambos grupos, excepto por la mayor presencia de patrón estacional en las mujeres con EP. También éstas pacientes obtuvieron puntuaciones más altas en el factor autocontrol del 16 PF-5, e inferiores en el test de Dominós. En el análisis logístico se observó que una mayor puntuación en autocontrol aumentaba el riesgo de presentar EP (51,3%), y el test de Dominós lo disminuía (8,6%).

Conclusiones

Según el estudio, no hay diferencias en las características clínicas y evolutivas de la depresión entre mujeres con y sin EP, excepto por la mayor frecuencia de patrón estacional en las primeras. Sí había diferencias entre ambos grupos en el perfil de personalidad y en el test de Dominós.

Palabras clave:
Depresión
Exacerbación premenstrual
Personalidad
Inteligencia general
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