Luigi Grassi, Massimo Pasquini, David Kissane, Luigi Zerbinati, Rosangela Caruso, Silvana Sabato, Maria Giulia Nanni, Heifa Ounalli, Annalisa Maraone, Valentina Roselli, Martino Belvederi Murri, Bruno Biancosino, Massimo Biondi
BACKGROUND: Demoralization, as assessed through the Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research-Demoralization (DCPR/D) interview or the Demoralization Scale (DS), has been found to affect about 30% of patients with medical disorders, while few studies have been done in patients with psychiatric disorders. METHODS: A convenience sample of 377 patients with ICD-10 diagnoses of mood, anxiety, stress-related disorders or other non-psychotic disorders was recruited from two Italian university psychiatry centers...
September 1, 2020: Journal of Affective Disorders