Latent Class Analysis in Depression, Including Clinical and Functional Variables: Evidence of a Complex Depressive Subtype in Primary Care in Chile.

Veronica G Vitriol Alfredo Cancino Carlos Serrano Soledad BallesterosMarcela OrmazábalMarcelo Leiva-BianchiCarolina SalgadoCristian Cáceres Soledad PotthoffFrancisca OrellanaAndrea Asenjo

Published in: Depression research and treatment (2021)

This study can provide additional evidence that depression, specifically in female gender, could be better understood as a complex heterogeneous disorder when clinical and functional indicators are studied. Furthermore, adverse life experiences starting in childhood could lead to a differentiated complex depressive subtype.

Keyphrases

primary care
depressive symptoms
bipolar disorder
mental health
sleep quality
emergency department
physical activity
young adults