Citation

Innamorati M, Pompili M, Gonda X, Amore M, Serafini G, Niolu C, Lester D, Rutz W, Rihmer Z, Girardi P. J. Affect. Disord. 2011; 132(1-2): 99-103.

Affiliation

Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sensory Functions, Suicide Prevention Center, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jad.2011.02.003

PMID

21371756

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Rutz has postulated a "male depressive syndrome" measured by the Gotland Scale of Male Depression (GSMD). The aim of the study was to assess the psychometric properties of the GSMD in a sample of male and female psychiatric inpatients. METHODS: The sample was composed of 326 Italian inpatients who completed the GSMD and the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS). RESULTS: Our results indicated that all the items of the GSMD, except item #13, were highly interrelated, and that the first 12 items of the GSMD may be considered a homogeneous measure of depression. Furthermore, GSMD scores did not differ by sex. The GSMD had good convergent validity with the BHS and was useful in categorizing individuals admitted for a suicide attempt committed in the last 48h vs. those who had not. LIMITATIONS: The study was retrospective in nature and did not assess the ability of the GSMD for predicting future suicidal behavior. CONCLUSIONS: The GSMD may be considered to be a valid instrument for measuring non-typical ("suicidality-related") symptoms of depression in both male and female patients.

Language: en