Cornelis C M, Ameling E H, de Jonghe F
Psychiatric Clinic, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1989 Aug;80(2):174-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1989.tb01323.x.
In this article we present the results of a study on the role of life events and social network in the onset of depression. We compared 24 new outpatients with major depression or a dysthymic disorder with 24 healthy matched controls. The patient group was interviewed about the year before the onset of depression; the control group about the year preceding the interview. The results show a significant difference between the 2 groups in occurrence of life events and quality of social network.
