Psychotic Depression and Mortality
Vythilingam M, Chen J, Bremner JD, Mazure CM, Maciejewski PK, Nelson JC. Psychotic Depression and Mortality. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2003, 160: 574-576. PMID: 12611843, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.160.3.574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychotic depressionNonpsychotic major depressionHigh mortality rateMortality rateMajor depressionHospital admissionNonpsychotic depressionVital statusMedical statusCumulative Illness Rating ScaleIllness Rating ScaleMajor depressive disorderProportional hazards modelSeverity of depressionPsychotic major depressionPositive DST resultsSurvival analytic techniquesElevated mortality ratesDepressive disorderDST resultsHazards modelPatientsGreater riskRating ScaleDepression