Johnson S K, DeLuca J, Natelson B H
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Center, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey--New Jersey Medical School, West Orange, USA.
J Affect Disord. 1996 Jun 20;39(1):21-30. doi: 10.1016/0165-0327(96)00015-8.
Because depression is commonly observed in the chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), the present study sought to determine whether the symptom pattern is similar to that seen in clinically depressed subjects (DEP). Individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) were chosen as an additional comparison group because MS is a fatiguing illness of known organic etiology. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was used to compare categories of depressive symptomatology. Absolute scores on the BDI were higher for the depressed group on mood and self-reproach symptoms, but were not higher than the CFS group on somatic and vegetative items. Analysis of symptoms as a percentage of total BDI score revealed no significant differences in mood or vegetative items among the three groups. The CFS and MS groups exhibited a significantly lower percentage of self-reproach symptoms than DEP, whereas the DEP group showed a lower percentage of somatic symptoms than the CFS and MS groups.
由于在慢性疲劳综合征（CFS）中经常观察到抑郁症状，本研究旨在确定其症状模式是否与临床抑郁症患者（DEP）相似。选择多发性硬化症（MS）患者作为另一对照组，因为MS是一种已知有器质性病因的疲劳性疾病。使用贝克抑郁量表（BDI）比较抑郁症状类别。抑郁组在情绪和自责症状方面的BDI绝对得分较高，但在躯体和植物神经症状方面不高于CFS组。将症状分析为BDI总分的百分比后发现，三组在情绪或植物神经症状方面无显著差异。CFS组和MS组的自责症状百分比显著低于DEP组，而DEP组的躯体症状百分比低于CFS组和MS组。
