PMID- 16487598
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20060831
LR  - 20220318
IS  - 0165-0327 (Print)
IS  - 0165-0327 (Linking)
VI  - 91
IP  - 2-3
DP  - 2006 Apr
TI  - Behavioral activation system deficits predict the six-month course of depression.
PG  - 229-34
AB  - BACKGROUND: Behavioral activation system (BAS) deficits are hypothesized to 
      increase risk for depression. This study tested the hypothesis that BAS deficits, 
      measured with both self-report and electrophysiological methods, would predict 
      the six-month course of depression. METHODS: 67 participants with major 
      depressive disorder (MDD) with or without pre-existing dysthymia were assessed at 
      baseline with Carver and White's [Carver, C.S., White, T.L., 1994. Behavioral 
      inhibition, behavioral activation, and affective responses to impending reward 
      and punishment: the BIS/BAS scales. J. Pers. Soc. Psychol. 67, 319-333.] BIS/BAS 
      scales and resting EEG. The week-by-week course of their depressive symptoms was 
      assessed six months later with the Longitudinal Interval Follow-up Evaluation 
      (LIFE). RESULTS: Baseline self-reported BAS sensitivity predicted depression 
      diagnosis (MDD or dysthymia) at follow-up, number of MDD symptoms at follow-up, 
      average weekly level of depression, and time to recovery. These effects persisted 
      after controlling for baseline clinical variables associated with a worse course. 
      Baseline resting EEG alpha asymmetry did not significantly predict the course of 
      depression. LIMITATIONS: Although BAS sensitivity predicted the subsequent course 
      of depression, we cannot determine whether it played a causal role in maintaining 
      depression. CONCLUSIONS: Lower self-reported BAS sensitivity predicts a worse 
      course of depression but EEG asymmetries do not.
FAU - McFarland, Brian R
AU  - McFarland BR
AD  - Psychology Department, Stony Brook University, NY 11794-2500, USA. 
      brian.mcfarland@sunysb.edu
FAU - Shankman, Stewart A
AU  - Shankman SA
FAU - Tenke, Craig E
AU  - Tenke CE
FAU - Bruder, Gerard E
AU  - Bruder GE
FAU - Klein, Daniel N
AU  - Klein DN
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20060217
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - J Affect Disord
JT  - Journal of affective disorders
JID - 7906073
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Depressive Disorder, Major/*epidemiology
MH  - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
MH  - Electroencephalography
MH  - Female
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Mental Disorders/*diagnosis/*epidemiology
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Predictive Value of Tests
MH  - Prognosis
MH  - Rest
EDAT- 2006/02/21 09:00
MHDA- 2006/09/01 09:00
CRDT- 2006/02/21 09:00
PHST- 2005/10/13 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2005/12/23 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2006/01/06 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2006/02/21 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2006/09/01 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2006/02/21 09:00 [entrez]
AID - S0165-0327(06)00013-9 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.jad.2006.01.012 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Affect Disord. 2006 Apr;91(2-3):229-34. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2006.01.012. Epub 
      2006 Feb 17.