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. 2018 Aug 2;5(3):279–294. doi: 10.3233/JND-180310

Table 1.

Main results on depression

First author Year Methodology (n) Main results
Gallais B [5] 2015 Apathy: LARS; Apathy: DM1 : 39.50%; FSHD: 21.10%; Healthy: 0%
Depression: MADRS; Major Depression Episode: DM1 : 23.70%;
Psychopathology: MINI FSHD: 5.30%; Healthy: 0%
DM1 (38), FSHD (19), Healthy (20)
Peric Sa [16] 2014 Depression: HamD Depression scores higher than 17 : 16%
DM1 (66)
Peric Sb [33] 2014 Psychopathology: MCMI-II One psychopathological scale elevated (n = 41): 66.10%
DM1 (66) Anxiety scale (most common): 54.80%
Rakocevic- Stojanovic V [11] 2014 Depression and anxiety: HamD and HamA; Depressiveness: 20%; Anxiety: 16%
Fatigue: DSS; FSS; Quality of life associated with fatigue, mood impairments,
Quality of life: INQoL excessive daytime sleepiness
DM1 (44)
Peric S [34] 2013 Depression: Ham-D Both physical and mental quality of life domains are impaired
Quality of life: SF-36 Poorer quality of life: depressed, elder patients, with poor
Acceptance of illness: AIS acceptance of illness
DM1 (120)
Kobayakawa M 2012[23] Depression: SDS DM1 patients: no fatigue nor apathy symptoms
DM1 (9), Healthy (12) Depression scores higher in DM1 group
Rose MR [26] 2012 Depression and anxiety: HADS Depression and anxiety: no significant difference between the groups
Quality of life: SF-36, INQoL All the SF-36 domains are negatively impacted
Muscle disease (302 including 79 DM) Depression impacted “Fatigue”, “Social” and “Emotional domains of the INQoL
Graham CD [35] 2011 Review of literature Mood: strongly correlated with quality of life
Fatigue and sleep: correlated with poor quality of life and physical functioning
Pain: correlated with psychosocial and physical domains of quality of life
Boyer FC [18] 2011 Depression and anxiety: HADS Anxiety: 17.10% (n = 6);
DM1 (35) Depression: 11.40% (n = 4)
Minnerop M [12] 2011 Depression: BDI Mild depression: 32%
DM1 (22)
Kierkegaard M [21] 2011 Depression and anxiety: HADS; No clinical depression
Fatigue: ESS; FSS No association between severity of muscular impairment, daytime
DM1 (70) sleepiness, fatigue, depression, and anxiety
Peric S [17] 2010 Depression and anxiety: HamD and HamA Moderate depression: DM1 : 51%; SLA: 3%
Quality of life: SF-36 Anxiety: DM1 : 38%; SLA: 4%
DM1 (79), SLA(74) Quality of life: similar results expect for bodily pain (DM1 higher than SLA)
Winblad S [13] 2010 Depression: BDI Mild depression: 32%
DM1 (31)
Timman R [14] 2010 Depression and anxiety: HADS Moderate depression: DM1 : 14%; Partners: 16%
DM1 (69), Partners (69)
Pais-Ribeiro J [19] Depression and anxiety: HADS Anxiety: 16.70%;
2007 DM1 (18) Moderate depression: 11.10%
Antonini G [15] 2006 Depression and anxiety: HamD and HamA; STAI; DM1: Mild depression: 50%; Anxiety: 40%
Quality of life: SF-36 Health related quality of life: DM1 lower than Healthy
DM1 (20), Healthy (20) DM1’s quality of life was correlated with physical disability and changes in respiratory functions
Phillips MF [25] 1999 Depression and anxiety: BDI; HADS Depression: DM1 higher than CMT &Healthy
DM1 (35), CMT (13), Healthy (16) Anxiety: no significant difference
Rubinsztein JS [6] Psychopathology: SADS-L; Major Depression Episode: 5.60% 1998
Apathy: AES; High apathy levels cannot be explained by clinical depression.
Fatigue: Fatigue questionnaire No correlation between apathy and hypersomnolence
DM1 (36)
Bungener C [7] 1998 Depression and anxiety: SCID; MADRS; HAM-D, Covi and Tyrer anxiety scales; Major Depression Episode: DM1 : 6.70%; FSHD: 0%; Healthy: 0%
Emotional blunting: AT; Anxiety: none
Anhedonia: PAS and SAS Emotional blunting and anhedonia: DM1 higher than FSHD (n = 11)
DM1 (15), FSHD (14), Healthy (14) &Healthy
Bungener C [8] 1996 Depression and anxiety: DSM III R (Mood Disorders); MADRS; HDRS; Covi and Tyrer anxiety scales; Jouvent depression scale; Major Depressive Episode: DM1 : 6.70% (n = 1); FSHD: 16.70% (n = 2); Healthy: 0%
Emotional blunting: AT
DM1 (15), FSHD (12), Healthy (14)
Palmer BW [22] 1994 Psychopathology: MCMI-II Anxiety: 46%; Dysthymia: 31%
DM1 (21)
Colombo G [9] 1992 Depression and anxiety: SADS; SRT DM1 : 65% reduced interest in vocational activities
DM1 (40), Healthy (20) Depressive disorder: DM1 : 17.50% (1 Major, 5 Minor, 1 Chronic); Healthy: 10 % (2 Minor)
Anxiety disorder: DM1 : 10% (3 Panic, 1 Generalized); Healthy: 0%
Cuthill J [20] 1988 Depression and anxiety: HamD and HamA; SDS Moderate depressive symptomatology: 15.40% (n = 2)
DM1 (13) Anxiety: 15.40% (n = 2)
Brumback RA [29] 1987 Depression: criteria for DSM-III Major Depressive DisorderPersonality: MMPI DM1(16) Dysphoria: 93.75%; Sleep Disturbance: (i) Terminal Insomnia: 100%, (ii) Hypersomnia: 25%; Fatigue/low energy: 81.25%; Lack of interest or pleasure: 75%; Appetite disturbance: 62.50%; Slowed thinking: 50%; Diurnal mood variation, Psychomotor retardation: 43.75%; Other symptoms were found in less than 40% Depression: 50%
Duveneck MJ [24] 1986 Personality: MMPI(Depression and Ego Strength scales); IPAT (Depression, Suicide Probability and Hopelessness scales) Depression: DM1 &LSG higher than Paraplegic &Healthy
DM1 (27), LSG (11), Paraplegic (17), Healthy (27)

Note: For more clarity, we did not develop all results. AES = Apathy Evaluation Scale; AIS = Acceptance of Illness Scale; AT = Abrams and Taylor scale for emotional blunting; BDI = Beck Depression Inventory; CL = Cantril’s Ladder; CMT = Charcot-Marie-Tooth; DM = Myotonic Dystrophy; DM1 = Myotonic Dystrophy type 1; DSS = Daytime Sleepiness Scale; ESS = Epworth Sleepiness Scale; FSHD = Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy; FSS = Fatigue Severity Scale; HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HamA = Hamilton scale for anxiety; HamD = Hamilton scale for depression; HDRS = Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; HRQoL = Health-Related Quality of Life; INQoL = Individualized Neuromuscular Quality of Life Questionnaire; IPAT = Institute for Personality and Ability Testing; KT = Kaasas Test; LARS = Lille Apathy Rating Scale; LSG = Limb-girdle Syndrome; MADRS = Montgomery and Asberg Depression Rating Scale; MCMI-II = Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory; MINI = Mini International Neuropsychiatry Interview; MMPI = Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory; OQoL = Overall Quality of Life; PAS and SAS = Questionnaires for physical and social anhedonia; SADS-L = Schedule for affective disorder and schizophrenia-Lifetime version; SCID = DSM III-R semi-structured interview; SDS: Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale; SF-36 = 36-item Short Form Health Survey; SLA = Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; SRT = Symptom Rating Test; STAI = State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; WB = Well-being.