Am J Psychiatry 1975; 132:627-628
Copyright © 1975 by American Psychiatric Association
Is everyone depressed?
RA Woodruff Jr, PJ Clayton and SB Guze
The authors collected a large number of research interviews with relatives
of patients from a psychiatric research clinic. Half of these patients were
clinically depressed; their relatives as well as the rest of the relatives
interviewed were therefore at high risk for depression. However, few of the
relatives reported memorable dysphoria or any clustered episodes of other
affective symptoms. The authors conclude from these data that, contrary to
the opinions expressed by some, not everyone has episodes of depression.
Everybody is not depressed.
