日本53家大学门诊诊所开展的一项全国性季节性情感障碍调查。

A nationwide survey of seasonal affective disorder at 53 outpatient university clinics in Japan.

作者信息

Sakamoto K, Kamo T, Nakadaira S, Tamura A, Takahashi K

机构信息

Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Japan.

出版信息

Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1993 Apr;87(4):258-65. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1993.tb03368.x.

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0447.1993.tb03368.x

PMID:8488746

Abstract

A nationwide survey of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) was performed from autumn 1990 to spring 1991 with the cooperation of 53 outpatient university psychiatric clinics in Japan. Forty-six SAD patients were identified among 5265 depressed outpatients. SAD was generally reported to occur in 1-3% of the depressed outpatients newly attending each facility. Hours of sunshine were found to be a more relevant variable influencing the prevalence of SAD than latitude or the mean temperature in December. The unexpectedly low percentage (20-30%) of SAD patients with atypical vegetative symptoms suggests that SAD patients who have no prior knowledge of SAD and those who are recruited via the media have different vegetative symptom profiles.

摘要

1990年秋季至1991年春季，在日本53家大学门诊精神科诊所的合作下，开展了一项关于季节性情感障碍（SAD）的全国性调查。在5265名门诊抑郁症患者中，共识别出46例季节性情感障碍患者。据普遍报告，在每个机构新就诊的抑郁症门诊患者中，季节性情感障碍的发生率为1%-3%。研究发现，日照时长比纬度或12月的平均气温更能影响季节性情感障碍的患病率。季节性情感障碍患者中出现非典型植物神经症状的比例出乎意料地低（20%-30%），这表明对季节性情感障碍毫无了解的患者以及通过媒体招募的患者具有不同的植物神经症状特征。