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The comorbidity of depression and borderline disorder was studied in 39 symptomatic borderline inpatients defined by the Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines using three independent methods for assessing depression and three definitions of depression. Evaluations were conducted by the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia interviews for Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDC) depressive disorders, by clinical ratings for atypical depressive disorder, and by self-rated questionnaires for hysteroid dysphoria. Diagnoses of an RDC depression were made in 25 (64.1%), atypical depressive disorder in 16 (41%), and hysteroid dysphoria in 25 (64.1%) of the borderline patients. Two depressive diagnoses were present in 64.1% of patients, while 17.9% of patients met criteria for all three depressive disorders. No one method accurately characterized depression in borderline patients.
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PMID:Characterizing depression in borderline patients. 355 27

Evaluating whether certain subtypes of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) are more strongly associated with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) may help clarify reasons for MDD-SUD relations. Therefore, this study compared DSM-IV-defined non-atypical/non-melancholic depression (undifferentiated depression; n=365), atypical depression (n=117), melancholic depression (n=245), and atypical-melancholic depression (n=68) in the prevalence of current SUDs, while controlling for relevant demographic and clinical variables. Psychiatric outpatients with a current diagnosis of unipolar MDD were assessed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV, supplemented by questions from the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia. Results showed that compared with patients with undifferentiated depression, melancholic patients had higher rates of current nicotine dependence (34% vs. 26%) and drug abuse/dependence (8% vs. 3%), Ps<0.05. These differences were explained by the association between specific melancholic features (marked psychomotor agitation and weight loss/decreased appetite) and nicotine and drug use disorders. Atypical depression, atypical-melancholic depression, and other subtype symptoms were not significantly associated with any SUDs. Although this study is limited by low prevalence of alcohol and drug use disorders, the present findings suggest that different symptomatic expressions of MDD differentially associate with some SUDs.
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PMID:Associations between depression subtypes and substance use disorders. 1878 40