Disorder severity categories (mild, moderate, severe) considered symptom severity as well as psychological and social impairment.
A dose effect of accumulating stress on disorder severity has been suggested for severe mental disorders such as PTSD [ 54], major depressive disorder, borderline personality disorder [ 55– 57], and dissociative identity disorder [ 16].
We identified several other independent risk factors for medically related attrition, including disorder severity, diagnosis mix (specifically, PTSD comorbid with a depressive disorder), being a non-commissioned member, and being in certain occupational categories.
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Severity Scale (GADSS) is a validated measure of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) symptom severity.
Unfortunately, we do not have measures of disorder severity to help sort out this possibility.
The scale is divided into 2 parts: Part I for general assessment, and Part II for movement-disorder severity.
FEM participants were considered minimally ill in depression severity (M = 2.05, SD = 1.56), and in overall bipolar disorder severity on the CGI-BP (M = 2.02, SD = 1.49).
There may be a relation between spring and aggravation of mood disorders, as manifested by increasing hospital admissions, mood disorder severity, electroconvulsive therapy use, and worsening of depression scores (Goodwin & Jamison 2007; Postolache et al. 2010).
Many clinical disorders, particularly anxiety and mood disorders, are associated with deficits in positive emotion that may contribute to disorder severity and prevent full recovery, and these deficits have received insufficient attention in treatment.
