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Dimensional approach to symptom factors of major depressive disorder in Koreans, using the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale: The Clinical Research Center for Depression of South Korea Study

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Author(s)
Seon-Cheol ParkEun Young JangDaeho KimTae-Youn JunMin-Soo LeeJae-Min KimJung-Bum KimSun-Jin JoYong Chon Park
Keimyung Author(s)
Kim, Jung Bum
Department
Dept. of Psychiatry (정신건강의학)
Journal Title
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Issued Date
2015
Volume
31
Issue
1
Keyword
Brief Psychiatric Rating ScaleFactor structureMajor depressive disorder
Abstract
Although major depressive disorder (MDD) has a variety of symptoms beyond the affective dimensions, the factor structure and contents of comprehensive psychiatric symptoms of this disorder have rarely been explored using the 18-item Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS). We aimed to identify the factor structure of the 18-item BPRS in Korean MDD patients. A total of 258 MDD patients were recruited from a multicenter sample of the Clinical Research Center for Depression of South Korea study. Psychometric scales were used to assess overall psychiatric symptoms (BPRS), depression (Hamilton Depression Rating Scale), anxiety (Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale), global severity (Clinical Global Impression of Severity Scale), suicidal ideation (Scale for Suicide Ideation), functioning (Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale), and quality of life (World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment-abbreviated version). Common factor analysis with oblique rotation was used to yield factor structure. A four-factor structure was designed and interpreted by the symptom dimensions to reflect mood disturbance, positive symptoms/apathy, bipolarity, and thought distortion/mannerism. These individual factors were also significantly correlated with clinical variables. The findings of this study support the view that the BPRS may be a promising measuring tool for the initial assessment of MDD patients. In addition, the four-factor structure of the BPRS may be useful in understanding the mood and psychotic characteristics of these patients.
Keimyung Author(s)(Kor)
김정범
Publisher
School of Medicine
Citation
Seon-Cheol Park et al. (2015). Dimensional approach to symptom factors of
major depressive disorder in Koreans, using the
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale: The Clinical
Research Center for Depression of South Korea
Study. Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 31(1), 47–54. doi: 10.1016/j.kjms.2014.11.001
Type
Article
ISSN
1607-551X
DOI
10.1016/j.kjms.2014.11.001
URI
https://kumel.medlib.dsmc.or.kr/handle/2015.oak/34309
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