Keller M B, Hanks D L, Klein D N
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Psychiatr Clin North Am. 1996 Mar;19(1):1-28. doi: 10.1016/s0193-953x(05)70270-7.
The DSM-IV Mood Disorders Field Trial addressed several issues concerning the relationship among major depression, dysthymia, recurrent brief depression, minor depression, and depressive personality disorder. The Mood Disorders Field Trial is a naturalistic, multisite study that investigated the diagnostic criteria for dysthymia, the reliability and validity of longitudinal course modifiers, the nosology of minor and recurrent brief depression, and the relationship between depressive personality disorder and dysthymia. Research on the nosology of chronic depressive disorders will, it is hoped, contribute to a better understanding of pathophysiology, etiology, and treatment. This article presents findings from the Field Trial as well as brief reviews of the other nine articles in this issue.
《精神疾病诊断与统计手册》第四版心境障碍现场试验探讨了几个与重度抑郁、恶劣心境、复发性短暂抑郁、轻度抑郁及抑郁性人格障碍之间关系有关的问题。心境障碍现场试验是一项自然主义的多地点研究，该研究调查了恶劣心境的诊断标准、纵向病程修饰词的可靠性和有效性、轻度及复发性短暂抑郁的疾病分类学，以及抑郁性人格障碍与恶劣心境之间的关系。希望对慢性抑郁障碍疾病分类学的研究将有助于更好地理解其病理生理学、病因学及治疗方法。本文介绍了现场试验的研究结果以及对本期其他九篇文章的简要综述。
