Life Events and Illness: A Three Year Prospective Study

Schless, Arthur P.; Teichman, Alicia; Mendels, J.; Weinstein, Norman W.; Weller, K.P.

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“…Some have demonstrated that only in a small percentage of cases, the occur rence of certain events could explain the sub sequent onset of symptoms [11,17,18], while other authors [19][20][21][22] did not reveal any correlation between preceding events and later disease.…”

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Psychological Distress and Life Events in Neurotic Patients

Canton¹,

Santonastaso²

1984

Psychopathology

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In the present 6-month longitudinal study, the authors examine the relationship between stressful events and the intensity of psychological disorders. 40 neurotic outpatients were studied. The psychological distress was evaluated at the beginning and end of the study using Kellner and Sheffield’s Symptom Rating Test (SRT), while stressful events were appraised using the Interview for Recent Life Events (ILE) of Paykel and Mangen. The results obtained demonstrate that patients, who experienced events which had a severe negative objective impact, showed high scores on the anxiety and somatization subscales, while patients, who reported events without an objective negative impact or with a slight impact, showed no change in the magnitude of their psychological distress. These results suggest that negative life events can increase the intensity of certain psychological symptoms and consequently prolong the psychiatric disturbance of the patient.

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Psychological Distress and Life Events in Neurotic Patients

Canton¹,

Santonastaso²

1984

Psychopathology

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“…The most widely used is the Schedule of Recent Experience (Rahe et al, 1964). Subsequent life event lists have been variations with improvements (Fontana et d., 1972;Uhlenhuth et al, 1974;Tennant and Andrews, 1976;Schless et al, 1977;Wildman and Johnson, 1977;Dohrenwend et ul., 1978). Generally, the respondent decides whether an event has occurred or not, and he is not given an opportunity to supply the contextual details which are considered essential by the Bedford College Team.…”

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Showing that Life Events are a Cause of Depression—A Review

Finlay-Jones

1981

Aust N Z J Psychiatry

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Some necessary conditions are set out for showing that some quality of life events is a cause of depression. Recent advances in method which help to fulfil these conditions are reviewed in the fields of life events, depression and survey design. Studies which may have been regarded as refuting a causal link between life events and depression are analysed in detail and their conclusions are challenged. Studies which have claimed a causal link have used methods which in general fulfil the conditions for showing a cause. It was concluded that the hypothesis that severely unpleasant life events, particularly events involving loss, are a cause of depression has not been refuted. Furthermore, a number of studies have accumulated evidence for such a causal link. The weaknesses of these studies are discussed. Improved methods are suggested for use in future research.

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“…Grant, Yager, Sweetwood, and Olshen (1982) found little evidence that life events were causally related to psychological symptoms. Other studies also found no as sociation between life events and disorder (Goldberg & Comstock, 1976;Schless, Teichman, Mendel, Weinstein, & Weller, 1977). As Brown (1981) noted, prospective designs, while they may have some advantage compared with retrospective designs, are not without deficits and do not address all the methodological complexities associated with research in the life events-illness area.…”

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A prospective and retrospective study of attributional style, perceptions of control, social support, and the life events-illness relationship

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Life Events and Illness: A Three Year Prospective Study

Cited by 14 publications

References 17 publications

Psychological Distress and Life Events in Neurotic Patients

Psychological Distress and Life Events in Neurotic Patients

Showing that Life Events are a Cause of Depression—A Review

A prospective and retrospective study of attributional style, perceptions of control, social support, and the life events-illness relationship

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