Anhedonia and Pessimism in Hospitalized Depressed Adolescents
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Anhedonia and Pessimism in Hospitalized Depressed Adolescents
This longitudinal study investigates whether anhedonia and pessimistic attributional style represent a clinical state or a trait in hospitalized depressed adolescents. 81 consecutive adolescent inpatients were screened with the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the clinician-rated Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) criteria sheet. 51 patients with BDI score ≥10 and/or ≥4 symptoms on MDD criteria...
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عنوان ژورنال: Depression Research and Treatment
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2090-1321,2090-133X
DOI: 10.1155/2011/795173