College of Health Professions, Towson University, Towson, MD 21252, United States.
J Affect Disord. 2012 Dec 10;141(2-3):246-54. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.03.039. Epub 2012 May 31.
Empirical evidence has suggested an association between mood and color sensitivity. The purpose of this study is to report on the psychometric properties of a new postpartum depression rating scale while at the same time showing a correlation between depression severity and impaired color sensitivity.
Using a survey design of a sample of 17 postpartum patients, color sensitivity was assessed by the patient's response to a self-report depression scale item, "I notice that everything seems gray/cloudy/drab/lacking color".
There was a statistically significant finding between color sensitivity and depression, r=.50, P<.05. Based on classical test theory, findings also supported the validity and reliability of the new scale.
The limitation of the study was the small sample size, but it also suggests that the findings seem particularly robust in view of this.
This scale could be used in clinical practice to detect early signs of depression for prompt intervention. Referral should be made to mental health providers for follow-up to insure that the mother is not psychotic or so depressed that she cannot care for the baby. Color sensitivity impairment and depression severity has been replicated several times with different samples. It is worthwhile pursuing the pathophysiological basis for this.
经验证据表明情绪与颜色敏感度之间存在关联。本研究的目的是报告一种新的产后抑郁症评估量表的心理测量学特性，同时显示抑郁严重程度与颜色敏感度受损之间的相关性。
采用 17 名产后患者样本的调查设计，通过患者对自我报告抑郁量表项目“我注意到一切似乎都灰蒙蒙/阴沉沉/单调乏味/缺乏色彩”的反应来评估颜色敏感度。
颜色敏感度与抑郁之间存在统计学显著相关性，r=.50，P<.05。基于经典测试理论，研究结果还支持了新量表的有效性和可靠性。
该研究的局限性在于样本量小，但鉴于此，研究结果似乎特别稳健。
该量表可用于临床实践中，以发现早期抑郁迹象并及时干预。应转介给心理健康提供者进行随访，以确保母亲没有精神病或抑郁严重到无法照顾婴儿。颜色敏感度损伤和抑郁严重程度已经在不同的样本中多次得到复制。值得探索这种关联的病理生理学基础。
