Specificity of the Relationships Between Dysphoria and Related Constructs in an Outpatient Sample

Starcevic, V; Berle, D; Viswasam, K; Hannan, A; Milicevic, D; Brakoulias, V; Dale, E

Specificity of the Relationships Between Dysphoria and Related Constructs in an Outpatient Sample

Starcevic, V Berle, D

Viswasam, K Hannan, A Milicevic, D Brakoulias, V Dale, E

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Citation:: Psychiatric Quarterly, 2015, 86 (4), pp. 459 - 469
Issue Date:: 2015-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Starcevic, V	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Berle, D https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4861-2220	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Viswasam, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hannan, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Milicevic, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Brakoulias, V	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dale, E	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Psychiatric Quarterly, 2015, 86 (4), pp. 459 - 469	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0033-2720	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/119198
dc.description.abstract	© 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York. Dysphoria has recently been conceptualized as a complex emotional state that consists of discontent and/or unhappiness and a predominantly externalizing mode of coping with these feelings. The Nepean Dysphoria Scale (NDS) was developed on the basis of this model of dysphoria and used in this clinical study to ascertain the specificity of the relationships between dysphoria and relevant domains of psychopathology. Ninety-six outpatients completed the NDS, Symptom Checklist 90-Revised (SCL-90R) and Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales, 21-item version (DASS-21). The scores on the NDS subscales (Discontent, Surrender, Irritability and Interpersonal Resentment) and total NDS scores correlated significantly with scores on the DASS-21 scales and relevant SCL-90R subscales. Multiple regression analyses demonstrated the following: DASS-21 Depression and Stress each had unique relationships with NDS Discontent and Surrender; DASS-21 Anxiety had a unique relationship with NDS Discontent; SCL-90R Hostility and Paranoid Ideation and DASS-21 Stress each had unique relationships with NDS Irritability; and SCL-90R Paranoid Ideation and DASS-21 Stress, Depression and Anxiety each had unique relationships with NDS Interpersonal Resentment. These findings support the notion that dysphoria is a complex emotional state, with both non-specific and specific relationships with irritability, tension, depression, paranoid tendencies, anxiety, hostility and interpersonal sensitivity. Conceptual rigor when referring to dysphoria should be promoted in both clinical practice and further research.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Psychiatric Quarterly	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s11126-015-9344-8	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Psychiatry	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Regression Analysis	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Depression	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Stress, Psychological	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Anxiety	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Psychiatric Status Rating Scales	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Psychometrics	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Sex Factors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Outpatients	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult	en_US
dc.title	Specificity of the Relationships Between Dysphoria and Related Constructs in an Outpatient Sample	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	86	en_US
utslib.for	1103 Clinical Sciences	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Graduate School of Health
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	86	en_US

Abstract:

© 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York. Dysphoria has recently been conceptualized as a complex emotional state that consists of discontent and/or unhappiness and a predominantly externalizing mode of coping with these feelings. The Nepean Dysphoria Scale (NDS) was developed on the basis of this model of dysphoria and used in this clinical study to ascertain the specificity of the relationships between dysphoria and relevant domains of psychopathology. Ninety-six outpatients completed the NDS, Symptom Checklist 90-Revised (SCL-90R) and Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales, 21-item version (DASS-21). The scores on the NDS subscales (Discontent, Surrender, Irritability and Interpersonal Resentment) and total NDS scores correlated significantly with scores on the DASS-21 scales and relevant SCL-90R subscales. Multiple regression analyses demonstrated the following: DASS-21 Depression and Stress each had unique relationships with NDS Discontent and Surrender; DASS-21 Anxiety had a unique relationship with NDS Discontent; SCL-90R Hostility and Paranoid Ideation and DASS-21 Stress each had unique relationships with NDS Irritability; and SCL-90R Paranoid Ideation and DASS-21 Stress, Depression and Anxiety each had unique relationships with NDS Interpersonal Resentment. These findings support the notion that dysphoria is a complex emotional state, with both non-specific and specific relationships with irritability, tension, depression, paranoid tendencies, anxiety, hostility and interpersonal sensitivity. Conceptual rigor when referring to dysphoria should be promoted in both clinical practice and further research.

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