TY - JOUR
AU - Brown, Seth A.
AB - This study examined the hypothesis that, in schizophrenia, elevated trait social anhedonia (SA) is a stable individual difference, whereas in depression, increased SA is a reflection of a current clinical state that will diminish with recovery. Differences in trait Negative Affect (NA) and Positive Affect (PA) were also examined. Individuals with schizophrenia (n = 55) and depression (n = 34) were evaluated at baseline during hospitalization and compared with nonpsychiatric control participants (n = 41). Participants were assessed again at a 1-year follow-up. At baseline, compared with control participants, individuals with schizophrenia and depression were both characterized by elevated SA, greater NA, and lower PA. In schizophrenic individuals, elevated SA remained stable over the follow-up. However, in recovered depressed patients, SA declined over the follow-up period. Group differences remained in NA and PA over the 1-year follow-up. These results support the view that elevated SA is enduring in schizophrenia but that elevated SA is transiently related to clinical status in depression.
TI - Diagnostic Differences in Social Anhedonia: A Longitudinal Study of Schizophrenia and Major Depressive Disorder
JF - Journal of Abnormal Psychology
DO - 10.1037/0021-843X.110.3.363
DA - 2001-08-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/diagnostic-differences-in-social-anhedonia-a-longitudinal-study-of-B5GvUu9Cgj
SP - 363
EP - 371
VL - 110
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -