@article{ref1,
title="Are depressed people aggressive people? Differences between general population and depressive patients",
journal="Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, medizinische Psychologie",
year="2017",
author="Otte, Stefanie and Lang, Fabian U. and Vasic, Nenad and Shenar, Riad and Rasche, Katharina and Ramb, Charlotte and Dudeck, Manuela and Streb, Judith",
volume="67",
number="1",
pages="19-25",
abstract="IntroductionThe study aimed to investigate the relationship between depression and aggression. Material and Methods681 depressive and non-depressive subjects of the general population as well as 132 depressive patients completed the Beck Depression Inventory Revised (BDI-II) as well as the Short Questionnaire for Gathering Factors of Aggressiveness (K-FAF). <br><br>RESULTSDepressive patients and depressive subjects of the general population did not merely report the highest levels of self-aggressiveness but also reached the highest scores on the scales of reactive and proactive aggression, indicating a high level of externalizing aggressiveness. <br><br>DISCUSSIONThe results support the neurobiological approach of the etiology of depressive disorders. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS For future research of depressive disorders and aggression the investigation of the mediating roles of a low serotonin-level is recommended.<br><br>© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.<p /> <p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="0937-2032",
doi="10.1055/s-0042-120411",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-120411"
}