Aktivität und Depression - Möglichkeiten und Grenzen aktigraphischer Verhaltensanalysen -

Lemke, Matthias R.; Mieth, Brigitt; Pleuse, Sebastian; Späth, Carsten

doi:10.1055/s-2001-15574

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“…motor retarded) in the differentiation of the various types of depression, most research shows that bipolar depressive patients show psychomotor slowness compared to the depressive unipolar patients [24,55] . However, studies that assessed these subtypes of depression through actigraphy found no significant differences in the levels of motor activity and immobility between the 2 diagnostic categories, indicating the need for further studies [26,29] .…”

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Motor Activity and Depression Severity in Adolescent Outpatients

Finazzi

Mesquita²,

Lopes³

et al. 2009

Neuropsychobiology

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Objectives: The present study investigated the association between motor activity and severity of depression in 6 depressed adolescent outpatients. Method: Motor activity was assessed by actigraphy and the severity of depression was assessed weekly using the CDRS-R. The levels of motor activity were analyzed by considering activity parameters. Results: Among the parameters of motor activity studied, the mean total activity, the mean 24-hour activity levels, the mean waking activity, and the mean activity level between 12:00 and 18:00 h were inversely correlated with severity of depression. The means of the 10 most active hours tended toward a negative correlation with the depressive severity score. Conclusion: The results seem to suggest an association between motor activity level and severity of depression in adolescents. Nevertheless, in order to reach a more conclusive understanding, it would be necessary to replicate this study using a larger number of individuals as well as a longer observation period.

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