Studied the effects of life events and social support on the onset of neurotic disorders using a matched case-control study design. Human subjects: 30 male and female Italian adults (aged 18 yrs and older) (neuroses). 30 male and female Italian adults (aged 18 yrs and older) (population controls). All Ss were matched for age, sex, and socioeconomic status (SES). Neurotic disorders were diagnosed according to International Classification of Diseases-9 criteria and D. Goldberg and B. Blackwell's Psychiatric Overall Severity Rating Scale (1970). Control Ss were evaluated according to the Clinical Interview Schedule by Goldberg et al (1970). Life events and social support were evaluated using E. S. Paykel and S. P. Mangen's Life Events Scale (1980), Italian version by G. A. Fava and R. M. Osti (1982), and G. W. Brown and T. Harris' Social Support Interview (1978), Italian version by C. Zimmermann-Tansella et al (1989), respectively. The results were examined statistically using logistics analysis for matched

Eventi stressanti e supporto sociale nell'insorgenza di disturbi nevrotici: uno studio casi-controlli appaiati. / Life stress events and social support in neurotic disturbance onset: A matched pairs, case-control study

SICILIANI, Orazio;BURTI, Lorenzo;SIANI, Roberta
1989-01-01

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Studied the effects of life events and social support on the onset of neurotic disorders using a matched case-control study design. Human subjects: 30 male and female Italian adults (aged 18 yrs and older) (neuroses). 30 male and female Italian adults (aged 18 yrs and older) (population controls). All Ss were matched for age, sex, and socioeconomic status (SES). Neurotic disorders were diagnosed according to International Classification of Diseases-9 criteria and D. Goldberg and B. Blackwell's Psychiatric Overall Severity Rating Scale (1970). Control Ss were evaluated according to the Clinical Interview Schedule by Goldberg et al (1970). Life events and social support were evaluated using E. S. Paykel and S. P. Mangen's Life Events Scale (1980), Italian version by G. A. Fava and R. M. Osti (1982), and G. W. Brown and T. Harris' Social Support Interview (1978), Italian version by C. Zimmermann-Tansella et al (1989), respectively. The results were examined statistically using logistics analysis for matched
1989
PSYC; Psichiatria
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