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Outcome in depression (II): beyond the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2020

Koen Demyttenaere ,
Glenn Kiekens ,
Ronny Bruffaerts ,
Philippe Mortier Open the ORCID record for Philippe Mortier [Opens in a new window] ,
Philip Gorwood ,
Lorcan Martin  and
Massimo Di Giannantonio
Koen Demyttenaere*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven and Research Group Psychiatry, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Glenn Kiekens
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven and Research Group Psychiatry, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Ronny Bruffaerts
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven and Research Group Psychiatry, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Philippe Mortier
Affiliation:
IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Spain CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
Philip Gorwood
Affiliation:
GHU Paris (CMME, Sainte-Anne Hospital), Paris, France IPNP (INSERM U1266), Université de Paris, Paris, France
Lorcan Martin
Affiliation:
St. Loman’s Hospital, Mullingar, Ireland
Massimo Di Giannantonio
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience, Imaging, and Clinical Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University, Chieti, Italy
*
*Koen Demyttenaere, Email: koen.demyttenaere@uzleuven.be
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Abstract

Background

The Leuven Affect and Pleasure Scale (LAPS) was developed as an outcome measure in major depressive disorder (MDD) tha treflects patient treatment expectations. The present report investigates whether the LAPS negative affect, the LAPS positive affect, and the LAPS hedonic tone have added value on top of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) in explaining generic as well as patient-centered outcomes.

Methods

A total of 109 outpatients with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition, criteria for MDD were assessed over 8 weeks of antidepressant treatment. At baseline and after 2, 4, and 8 weeks, the LAPS, HAMD, Snaith–Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS), Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS), and Sheehan Disability Scale were administered. The Clinical Global Impression of Improvement (CGI-I) and the Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I) were also administered at endpoint.

Results

Changes in LAPS negative affect, LAPS positive affect, and LAPS hedonic tone explain 14% of the additional variance in CGI-I, 21% in PGI-I, 37% in cognitive functioning, 32% in overall functioning, 31% in “my life is meaningful,” and 45% in “I feel happy.” Compared to standard scales (PANAS and SHAPS), the LAPS negative affect, LAPS positive affect, and LAPS hedonic tone differentiate better between different levels of CGI-I or PGI-I.

Conclusions

The LAPS has added value (on top of the HAMD) in explaining changes in both generic outcomes (CGI-I/PGI-I) and patient-centered dimensions. The LAPS negative and positive affects and the LAPS hedonic tone differentiate CGI-I and PGI-I scores better than corresponding scales supposed to cover the same domains.

Keywords

Major depressive disorderremissioninterestnegative affectpleasurepositive affect.
Type
Original Research
Information
CNS Spectrums , Volume 26 , Issue 4 , August 2021 , pp. 378 - 382
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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