Table 3.
Prognosis/course of bereavement-related and non-bereavement first depressive episode
| Conditional criteria | Episodes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All a | Short Duration b | PSW free c | Restricted d | |||||
| Bereavement | Bereaved | Non Bereaved | Bereaved | Non Bereaved | Bereaved | Non Bereaved | Bereaved | Non Bereaved |
| N | 57 | 136 | 18 | 58 | 24 | 35 | 8 | 13 |
| At least one recurrence | 70% | 66% | 78% | 62% | 67% | 69% | 88% | 71% |
| Age of Onset†† | 29.2(12.0) | 26.7(11.7) | 27.0 (11.6) | 26.2(13.3) | 30.1(11.3) | 31.4(15.0) | 23.4(7.8) | 31.0(17.0) |
| Exposure to war†† | 3.5(1.2) | 3.5(1.1) | 3.7 (1.1) | 3.4(1.1) | 3.3(1.2) | 3.6(0.9) | 3.6(0.9) | 3.6(1.1) |
††
Mean (±SD)
a
All depressive episode
b
Depressive episode status < than 8 weeks but larger then 2 weeks
c
Depressive episode that have no psychomotor retardation, no worthlessness and no suicidal ideation attempt
d
Depressive episode that have no psychomotor retardation, no worthlessness and no suicidal ideation attempt and episode <8 weeks but > 2 weeks