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Obsessional symptoms and obsessional personality traits in patients with depressive illnesses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

R. E. Kendell  and
W. J. Discipio
R. E. Kendell
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, The Maudsley Hospital, London S.E.5
W. J. Discipio
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, The Maudsley Hospital, London S.E.5
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Summary

An inventory of obsessional symptoms and traits was administered to patients with depressive illnesses while they were ill and again after recovery. They obtained higher scores than normals even when well and their scores increased considerably during episodes of depression in proportion to the depth of the depression. In mania, on the other hand, obsessional symptoms are rare.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , November 1970 , pp. 65 - 72
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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