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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Compr Psychiatry. 2008 Mar 28;49(5):421–429. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2008.02.007

Table 4.

SADS Severity Ratings in Patients with Psychotic versus Nonpsychotic Major Depression

PMD (n = 60) NMD (n = 1,052) Analysis Effect
Depression Symptoms M SD M SD t df p d 95% CI
Depressed mood 4.17 1.08 3.55 0.94 4.92 1110 .000*,a 0.61 0.35–0.87
Diminished interest/pleasure 4.15 1.25 3.91 1.28 1.44 1110 .150 0.19 −0.07–0.45
Appetite
 Decreased 2.08 1.79 1.62 1.65 2.12 1110 .034* 0.27 0.01–0.53
 Increased 0.73 1.53 0.79 1.43 0.32 1110 .747 −0.04 −0.30–0.22
Weight
 Loss 1.37 1.69 1.00 1.47 1.87 1110 .062 0.23 −0.03–0.49
 Gain 0.77 1.56 0.82 1.50 0.25 1110 .803 −0.03 −0.29–0.23
Sleep disturbance
 Insomnia 3.42 1.18 2.61 1.45 4.23 1110 .000*,a 0.61 0.35–0.87
 Hypersomnia 0.55 1.32 0.94 1.61 1.86 1110 .064 −0.26 −0.53–0.00
Psychomotor disturbance
 Agitation 1.95 1.44 1.26 1.32 3.90 1110 .000*,a 0.50 0.24–0.76
 Retardation 1.52 1.58 1.03 1.28 2.83 1110 .005* 0.34 0.08–0.60
Fatigue/loss of energy 3.70 0.79 3.35 1.09 2.48 1110 .013* 0.36 0.11–0.63
Worthlessness 3.20 1.41 2.54 1.43 3.50 1110 .000*,a 0.46 0.20–0.73
Guilt 2.45 1.36 2.05 1.34 2.25 1110 .024* 0.30 0.04–0.56
Concentration 3.60 1.00 3.15 1.17 2.93 1110 .003* 0.41 0.15–0.67
Indecisiveness 2.77 1.42 1.86 1.56 4.39 1110 .000*,a 0.61 0.35–0.87
Hopelessness 3.02 1.10 2.27 1.25 4.51 1110 .000*,a 0.64 0.38–0.90
Suicidal ideation 2.18 1.66 1.31 1.32 4.94 1110 .000*,a 0.67 0.41–0.93
Depressed appearance 2.62 1.29 2.18 1.16 2.82 1109 .005* 0.36 0.10–0.62
Related Symptoms
Anger/irritability
 Subjective 3.12 1.56 2.60 1.44 2.70 1110 .007* 0.35 0.09–0.61
 Expressed 1.55 1.47 1.49 1.34 0.36 1110 .723 0.04 −0.22–0.30
Anxiety
 Psychic 2.85 1.60 2.50 1.47 1.80 1110 .072 0.23 −0.03–0.49
 Somatic 2.45 1.53 2.11 1.46 1.74 1110 .081 0.23 −0.03–0.49
Somatic complaints 0.92 1.27 0.56 1.09 2.41 1110 .016* 0.30 0.04–0.56
Paranoid delusions 2.12 1.91 1.01 1.16 6.88 1110 .000*,a 0.70 0.44–0.96
Lack of insight 0.57 0.70 0.27 0.55 4.01 1110 .000*,a 0.48 0.22–0.74
*

Note. p < .05;

a

also significant at Bonferroni-corrected α/25; PMD = Psychotic Major Depression; NMD = Nonpsychotic Major Depression; SADS = Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia.