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A structural model for postpartum responses to the somatic and cognitive items on the Beck Depression Inventory

A structural model for postpartum responses to the somatic and cognitive items on the Beck... A distinction can be drawn between those items on the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) that reflect mainly cognitive and emotional symptoms and those that reflect somatic symptoms. Responses to the BDI were obtained from women at 3, 6, 9, and 24 weeks postpartum. The covariances of cognitive and somatic symptom scores across the four time points were closely fit by a structural equations model referred to as the simplex. The modeling indicates that earlier cognitive scores directly predict later somatic scores but that early somatic scores do not directly predict later cognitive scores. Other data confirm the results. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment Springer Journals

A structural model for postpartum responses to the somatic and cognitive items on the Beck Depression Inventory

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Springer Journals
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Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Personality and Social Psychology
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0882-2689
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1573-3505
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10.1007/BF00959854
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Abstract

A distinction can be drawn between those items on the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) that reflect mainly cognitive and emotional symptoms and those that reflect somatic symptoms. Responses to the BDI were obtained from women at 3, 6, 9, and 24 weeks postpartum. The covariances of cognitive and somatic symptom scores across the four time points were closely fit by a structural equations model referred to as the simplex. The modeling indicates that earlier cognitive scores directly predict later somatic scores but that early somatic scores do not directly predict later cognitive scores. Other data confirm the results.

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Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment – Springer Journals

Published: Dec 23, 2004

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