TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Depression and the melancholic temperament
JO  - European journal of personality
A1  - Clark, Lee Anna
A1  - Watson, Duncan
SP  - 351
EP  - 366
VL  - 9
IS  - 5
N2  - We examine how depression relates to two broad affective dispositions which we call 'Negative Temperament' and 'Positive Temperament'. Depressed individuals characteristically display a particular combination of these traits (high Negative/low Positive Temperament), which also defines the traditional 'melancholic' type. Other evidence, however, suggests that this pattern is not unique to depression, but may also characterize other types of disorder: high Negative Temperament, in particular, appears to be nonsignificantly associated with distress-based psychopathology. Finally, we review data indicating that the etiology of these relations is highly complex. Specifically, it appears that (i) temperament influences the development and course of depression; (ii) depressive episodes can lead to significant changes in temperament, some of which may be permanent; and (iii) temperament and depression may reflect, in part, a common genetic diathesis.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0890-2070
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/per.2410090505
ID  - ref1
ER  -