Comorbidity between Depression and the Results of Mortality

Introduction: The present study examined the relationship between personality profiles and self-defeating ideation and behaviour. The present study examines depression as a psychological condition that is related to self-defeating patterns of thought and behaviour. Method: The present study utilized data from 159 participants. A substantial portion of the sample received psychiatric care for depression: 34.2% of the sample received treatment for depression, while the 65.8% of the sample did not receive psychiatric treatment for depression Results: Higher levels of Neuroticism were associated with heightened levels of self-defeating ideation, particularly if high Neuroticism was combined with Introversion. Conclusions: The findings suggest that the study of temperament, and its relationship with self-defeating behaviour, may increase our understanding of the association between clinically severe depression and premature death from natural causes. Year of Death Observed Deaths Expected Deaths Chi Square Significance Level 1960 15 4.0 30.24 0.001 1961 31 8.3 62.46 0.001 1962 10 9.1 0.08 NS 1963 17 9.0 7.23 0.01 1964 15 8.4 5.14 0.02 1965 17 9.0 9.96 0.01 1966 15 7.8 6.53 0.02 1967 14 7.6 5.49 0.02 Table 1: Observed and expected deaths for cohort of depressed patients. Citation: Thomson W (2016) Comorbidity between Depression and the Results of Mortality. J Depress Anxiety 5: 236. doi: 10.4172/2167-1044.1000236