Network analysis of the depressive symptom profiles in Asian patients with depressive disorders: Findings from the Research on Asian Psychotropic Prescription Patterns for Antidepressants (REAP-AD).

Seon-Cheol ParkEun Young JangYu-Tao XiangShigenobu KanbaTakahiro A KatoMian-Yoon ChongShih-Ku LinShu-Yu YangAjit AvasthiSandeep GroverRoy A KallivayalilPichet UdomratnKok Yoon CheeAndi J TanraChay-Hoon TanKang SimNorman SartoriusYong Chon ParkNaotaka Shinfuku

Published in: Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences (2020)

Our findings demonstrated that the typical symptoms of the ICD-10 diagnostic criteria for depressive episode are the most centrally situated within the network of depressive symptoms. Furthermore, our findings suggested that cultural influences related to geographic and economic distributions of participants could influence the estimated depressive symptom network in Asian patients with depressive disorders.

Keyphrases

bipolar disorder
network analysis
stress induced
depressive symptoms
major depressive disorder
social support
sleep quality
patient reported