A comparative study on distressful events in affective disorder and normal control Rathee Sushma1,*, Kumar Pradeep2 1PhD Scholar, Department of Psychology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India 2Consultant Psychiatric Social Work, State Institute of Mental Health, University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India *Correspondence: Sushma Rathee, PhD Scholar, MPhil (Clinical Psychology), Department of Psychology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak-124001, Haryana, India. sushmaratheecp@gmail.com
Online published on 2 January, 2017. Abstract Background Life events ’stresses are concerned with situational encounters and the meaning that a person attaches to such encounters. It refers to our feeling; it is something of importance to us and is being jeopardised by events in our daily life, and the stressful life events are causally linked to a variety of undesirable effects which influence our performance and health. Aim This study was planned for assessment and comparison of stressful life events between mood disorder and normal people. Materials and methods In this study, total 90 participants (30 manic patients, 30 depressive patients, and 30 normal participants) were recruited and severity of symptoms was assessed by Young Mania Rating Scale and Beck Depression Inventory. Normal participants were screened by General Health Questionnaire. Presumptive Stressful Life Events Scale was used for both groups for assessment of stressful life events. Findings and conclusion The present study results revealed that clinical group had higher score on stressful life events as compared to normal participants. Patients with depression had more stressful life events as compared to the mania and normal population. Overall, life events precede the mood symptoms ’occurrence. Top Keywords Mania, Depression, Psychological Stress. Top |