Comorbidity of Major Depressive Disorder and Somatization Disorder: Base Rates in an Outpatient Psychiatric Sample

Date of Award

Summer 8-21-2010

Document Type

Doctoral Research Paper

Degree Name

Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology

Organizational Unit

Graduate School of Professional Psychology

First Advisor

Kimberly Gorgens

Second Advisor

Fernand Lubuguin

Third Advisor

Jacob M. Pomerantz

Copyright Statement / License for Reuse

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Keywords

Major depressive disorder, Archives, Somatization Disorder

Abstract

Somatization Disorder is a rare psychological condition that affects approximately 2% of women and 0.2% of men in the United States. This archival study was undertaken to develop base rates for the prevalence of Major Depressive Disorder among a group of outpatients previously diagnosed with Somatization Disorder in a community mental health clinic. The Shedler Quick Psycho Diagnostics Panel (QPD Panel) was utilized to sort patients into a Somatization Disorder and control group. A 2 x 2 Pearson's Chi-Square Test of Independence was utilized. In this study, 44% of patients who were identified as having Somatization Disorder were also diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder. The implications for these results are discussed herein.

Copyright Date

8-2010

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.

Rights Holder

Jimmy P. Sethna

Provenance

Received from Author

File Format

application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

Extent

41 pgs

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