Table 1.
Sample Description (N=29)
| M | SD | Correlation with ICG | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 44 | 13 | −.26 |
| Months Since Loss | 8.06 | 3.79 | .64** |
| Education years | 16.44 | 1.9 | .05 |
| N | % | ||
| Household Income | −.39* | ||
| >$70,000 | 18 | 62.1 | |
| $60,000-$69,000 | 6 | 20.7 | |
| $50,000-$59,000 | 1 | 3.4 | |
| $30,000-$39,000 | 4 | 13.8 | |
| Single | 11 | 37.9 | .19 |
| Males | 6 | 20.7 | −.25 |
| Current Major Depressive Disorder | 10 | 34.5 | .63** |
| Years Since First Diagnosis, range | 1-36 | .49* | |
| Prior Depressive Episodes | .45* | ||
| 0 Episodes | 14 | 48.3 | |
| 1 Episode | 7 | 24.1 | |
| 2 Episodes | 4 | 13.8 | |
| 3 Episodes | 2 | 6.9 | |
| 5 Episodes | 2 | 6.9 | |
| Current Anxiety Disorder | 5 | 17 | .17 |
| Current Psychiatric Medication Use | 10 | 34.5 | .51** |
| SSRI | 6 | 20 | .14 |
| Atypical Antipsychotic | 2 | 6 | n/a |
| Bupropion | 1 | 3 | n/a |
| Anticonvulsant | 1 | 3 | n/a |
| SSNRI | 1 | 3 | n/a |
| PRN usage of Benzodiazepines or Sleep Medications+ | 7 | 24 | .51** |
*
p<.05
**
p<.01
ICG= Inventory for Complicated Grief, Household income was coded with five interval levels of >$70,000, $60-$69,000, $50-$59,000, $40,000-$49,000, and $30-$39,000. Psychiatric medication use was coded as a binary variable corresponding to whether or not a subject was currently using a psychiatric medication. SSRI= Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, SSNRI= Selective Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor.
+.
Subjects with a PRN prescription of benzodiazepines or sleep medications refrained from using these medications for 72 hours prior to scanning