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Early adversity in chronic depression: clinical correlates and response to pharmacotherapy.


ABSTRACT: There is growing evidence suggesting that early adversity may be a marker for a distinct pathway to major depressive disorder (MDD). We examined associations between childhood adversity and a broad variety of clinical characteristics and response to pharmacotherapy in a large sample of patients with chronic forms of MDD.Subjects included 808 patients with chronic forms of MDD (chronic MDD, double depression, or recurrent MDD with incomplete recovery between episodes and a total continuous duration of >2 years) who were enrolled in a 12-week open-label trial of algorithm-guided pharmacotherapy. Baseline assessments included a semi-structured diagnostic interview, and clinician- and self-rated measures of depressive symptoms, social functioning, depressotypic cognitions, and personality traits, and childhood adversity. Patients were re-evaluated every 2 weeks.A longer duration of illness; earlier onset; greater number of episodes, symptom severity, self-rated functional impairment, suicidality, and comorbid anxiety disorder; and higher levels of dysfunctional attitudes and self-criticism were each associated with multiple forms of childhood adversity. A history of maternal overcontrol, paternal abuse, paternal indifference, sexual abuse, and an index of clinically significant abuse each predicted a lower probability of remission. Among patients completing the 12-week trial, 32% with a history of clinically significant abuse, compared to 44% without such a history, achieved remission.These findings indicate that a history of childhood adversity is associated with an especially chronic form of MDD that is less responsive to antidepressant pharmacotherapy.

SUBMITTER: Klein DN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3528400 | biostudies-literature | 2009

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Early adversity in chronic depression: clinical correlates and response to pharmacotherapy.

Klein Daniel N DN   Arnow Bruce A BA   Barkin Jennifer L JL   Dowling Frank F   Kocsis James H JH   Leon Andrew C AC   Manber Rachel R   Rothbaum Barbara O BO   Trivedi Madhukar H MH   Wisniewski Stephen R SR  

Depression and anxiety 20090101 8


<h4>Background</h4>There is growing evidence suggesting that early adversity may be a marker for a distinct pathway to major depressive disorder (MDD). We examined associations between childhood adversity and a broad variety of clinical characteristics and response to pharmacotherapy in a large sample of patients with chronic forms of MDD.<h4>Methods</h4>Subjects included 808 patients with chronic forms of MDD (chronic MDD, double depression, or recurrent MDD with incomplete recovery between epi  ...[more]

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