Quality of life and mood disorder episodes: Community sample

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• 作者：Karen Jansen ; Thaí ; se Campos Mondin ; Taiane de Azevedo Cardoso ; Liliane da Costa Ores ; Luciano Dias de Mattos Souza ; Ricardo Tavares Pinheiro ; Pedro Vieira da Silva Magalhã ; es ; Ricardo Azevedo da Silva ; ^{ricardo@ucpel.tche.br}
• 关键词：Mood disorder ; Quality of life ; SF-36 ; Young adults ; Epidemiology
• 刊名：Journal of Affective Disorders
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：May, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：147
• 期：1-3
• 页码：123-127
• 全文大小：174 K

文摘

Objective

To assess quality of life among Brazilian young adults who are 18-24 years old and who experience depressive, manic/hypomanic, and mixed episodes.

Method

This is a cross-sectional population-based study. The sample was selected in clusters. Mood disorders were assessed using a short, structured diagnostic interview¡ªthe Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) for DSM-IV and ICD-10 psychiatric disorders. Quality of life was assessed by the MOS 36-item Short-form General Health Survey (SF-36).

Results

The sample comprised 1560 young adults. The prevalence ratio of mood disorder episodes were as follows: 10.0 % depressive episode, 2.3 % manic/hypomanic episode, and 2.4 % mixed episode. Lower scores were found in all domains of quality of life among young adults who experience mood disorder episodes when compared to the general population (p<0.001 in the eight domains of the SF-36). Moreover, the impact on quality of life was higher among young adults with mixed episodes, followed by depressive episodes.

Conclusion

Young adults with mood disorders, even without a previous diagnosis of bipolar disorder, have an impaired quality of life in comparison to the general population.