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I. Frequency and Social Variables

John J. Schwab, MD; Martin Bialow, MD; Charles E. Hölzer, BA; Judith M. Brown, MA; Blaine E. Stevenson, MA

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1967;17(5):533-538.

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IN an earlier part of a comprehensive evaluation of depression in general medical inpatients,^1,2 we found that those with lower socioeconomic status scored higher than others on the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).³ A basic question was raised: how are social variables, especially class, related to the frequency of depressive illness in medical patients? We also wished to evaluate conventional methods (clinical examination and standard rating scales) for diagnosing depression—what are the class variations?

Although interest in the sociology of mental illness has increased in the last 15 years, most studies focus on schizophrenia; also, a survey of the literature reveals a paucity of data concerning relationships between demographic characteristics and the frequency of depression among general medical inpatients.

Age.—It has been commonly believed that the frequency of depression in psychiatric patients increases with age. Gutheil⁴ states that older people are more easily . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Gainesville, Fla, Gainesville, Fla; Brooklyn, NY;

From the College of Medicine and Department of Sociology, University of Florida, Gainesville, and Maimonides Hospital, Brooklyn, NY.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication May 25, 1967.

Reprint requests to J. Hillis Miller Health Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla 32601 (Dr. Schwab).

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