Hysteroid dysphoria in depressed inpatients
Beeber, A.R.; Kline, M.D.; Pies, R.W.; Manring, J.M.
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 45(4): 164-166
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0160-6689 PMID: 6715288 Document Number: 231772
Hysteroid dysphoria has been described in outpatient populations and is thought to be a subtype of atypical depression involving rejection sensitivity and therapeutic response to monoamine oxidase inhibitors. The presence of hysteroid dysphoria was assessed, using a semistructured interview, in 18 depressed inpatients. The 6 patients who met the criteria for hysteroid dysphoria did not differ from other depressed patients in severity, premorbid adjustment, number of atypical features, or presence of melancholia. Implications for treatment are discussed.