Is Lacking of Energetic Motivation a Symptom in a Unique Domain for Patients with Major Depressive Disorder?

憂鬱症患者之內在能量狀態是否為一獨特症狀學？

10.29478/TJP.200909.0004

張芸瑄(Yun-Hsuan Chang)；葉宗烈(Tzung-Lieh Yeh)；陳高欽(Kao-Ching Chen)；李怡慧(I-Hui Lee)；陳柏熹(Po-See Chen)；楊延光(Yen-Kuang Yang)

能量 ； 重度憂鬱症 ； 動機 ； 症狀學 ； energy ； major depression ； motivation ； symptomatology

台灣精神醫學

23卷3期（2009 / 09 / 01）

201 - 206

英文

目的：此研究目的在探討憂鬱症患者之內在能量狀態是否為獨特症狀且與專家及自我憂鬱症狀評估分數無關。方法：二十二位非住院重度憂鬱症患者參與此研究。所有個案均接受漢氏憂鬱量表(HAM-D)、台灣人憂鬱量表(TDQ)、世界衛生組織之生活品質量表(WHO-QoL)以及內在能量量表(MEI)。結果：內在能量表之總分與專家及個案主觀憂鬱評量總分高度相關。唯社會動機之分項總分無此相關。結論：重鬱者之內在能量整體來看也許是憂鬱症之症狀之一，非獨特症狀。但社會動機分項需分開來看。

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore whether the symptoms that patients with major depressive disorder have lower energy, which is a unique symptom can be measured by the Motivation and Energy Inventory (MEI). Method: We recruited 22 outpatients with major depressive disorder. We assessed them with the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), the Taiwanese Depression Questionnaire (TDQ), World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHO-QoL) and the Motivation and Energy Inventory (MEI). Results: The results showed that the MEI sub scores, except the social motivation subscale, are highly correlated with all domains of the depression scales. Conclusion: The sum of state of energetic motivation measured by the MEI might be not a unique symptom in patients with major depressive disorder. But the symptoms related to social motivation needs more attention in clinics.

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