Clinical Application of Assessing Negative Symptoms in Depression
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Negative Symptoms in Depression
Negative symptoms have been assessed in 34 cases of major depression (ROC) using the scale for assessment of negative symptoms. Negative symptoms were found to be quite frequently observed in these cases; common negative symptoms were inability to enjoy recreational interests and activities (76%), feelings of anhedonia (64.7%) and physical anergia (55.9%). Poverty of speech was found to be more...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0253-7176,0975-1564
DOI: 10.1177/0975156419860201