Psychiatry Investig.  2017 Sep;14(5):603-608. 10.4306/pi.2017.14.5.603.

More Resilience in Males with Probable Bipolar Depression than Probable Unipolar Depression among Korean Conscripts

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Republic of Korea. yuny0829@gmail.com
  • 2Department of Psychiatry, the Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
  • 3Department of Psychiatry, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Republic of Korea.
  • 4Department of Psychiatry, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Republic of Korea.
  • 5Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Abstract


OBJECTIVE
This study investigated whether the resilience of males with probable bipolar depression (PBD) can be strengthened and compared it to that of males with probable unipolar depression (PUD).
METHODS
Prospective data for 198 participants (PBD: 66, PUD: 66, normal control: 66) were analyzed. The participants' resilience, bipolarity and severity of depressive symptoms were evaluated at baseline and after 5 weeks. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and repeated measure ANOVA was performed for comparing resilience between three groups through a basic military training.
RESULTS
The PBD group demonstrated more resilience than the PUD group at baseline. Participants with PBD became significantly more resilient than participants with PUD after 5 weeks (p<0.01, F=6.967, η²(p)=0.052).
CONCLUSION
The study indicates that interventions that strengthen resilience need to be developed for males with PBD and that such interventions are more effective for males with PBD than PUD.

Keyword

Probable bipolar depression; Probable unipolar depression; Resilience

MeSH Terms

Bipolar Disorder*
Depression
Depressive Disorder*
Humans
Male*
Military Personnel
Prospective Studies
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