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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Latencies of the P300 component of the auditory event-related potential in depression are related to the Bech-Rafaelsen Melancholia Scale but not to the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression

C. HerrmannE. BakauskiD. NieberS. Schlegel

subject

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyPsychometricsAuditory eventAudiologybehavioral disciplines and activitiesPitch DiscriminationRating scalemental disordersMelancholiaReaction TimemedicineHumansAttentionSomatoform DisordersPsychiatryMajor depressive episodeDepression (differential diagnoses)Cerebral CortexPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesDepressive DisorderHamilton Rating Scale for DepressionMiddle AgedAnxiety DisordersPsychiatry and Mental healthMoodEvoked Potentials AuditoryFemalemedicine.symptomPsychology

description

The relationship between severity of depression and the P300 latency of auditory event-related potential was investigated in 36 patients with a major depressive episode according to DSM-III. Positive correlations were found between of the P300 latency and the total score of the Bech-Rafaelsen Melancholia Scale (BRMS), the 4 retardation items of the BRMS (motor, verbal, intellectual and emotional) and the item for lowered mood. In contrast, latencies were not associated with the scores of the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, which considers retardation to a lesser extent than the BRMS.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1991-06-01Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1991.tb05571.x