M.A. (Counselling Psychology) / According to the psychiatric and psychological literature, researchers adopt controversial standpoints regarding the classification of Dysthymia Disorder. Some researchers regard Dysthymia Disorder as an independent diagnostic entity, while others consider it a variant of Unipolar Major Depression. The aim of this research is to determine, by means of a comparative investigation, the clinical personality disorder differences or similarities which occur in patients with the two disorders. As a point of departure, this study examines those aspects of the DSM-III-R and the views of the future DSM-IV concerning Dysthymia Disorder and Unipolar Major Depression, as well as recent theoretical approaches to these disorders. Divergent findings in respect of different factors for the two syndrome disorders are described. The different sub-uypea of Dysthymia and the overlap among these sub-types as well as the overlap between the two disorder-groups are focused on. Attention is given to the relationship between depression and personality disorders. For the experimental investigation, 100 patients from TARA the H. Moross-centre, Weskoppies Hospital and Vista Private Clinic, and 20 patients from three private practices, are consulted and tested. Because of the difference in application of criteria by different researchers, only patients the criteria of the DSM-III-R for Unipolar Major and Dysthymia Disorder are used as test subjects.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:11187 |
| Date | 26 May 2014 |
| Creators | Smit, Mara M. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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