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Popovich U.O.

Mental Health Research Center

Alekseeva A.G.

Mental Health Research Center

Gedevani E.V.

Mental Health Research Center

Kaleda V.G.

Mental Health Research Centre

Existential youth depressions

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Popovich U.O., Alekseeva A.G., Gedevani E.V., Kaleda V.G.

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Journal: S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2023;123(11‑2): 62‑67

DOI: 10.17116/jnevro202312311262

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Popovich UO, Alekseeva AG, Gedevani EV, Kaleda VG. Existential youth depressions. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2023;123(11‑2):62‑67. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro202312311262

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OBJECTIVE

To determine the clinical and psychopathological features of existential depression in youth.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

53 male patients (16—25 years old) with diagnosis F31.3, F31.4, F32, F33 with existential themes of depressive experiences were studied by clinical and psychopathological method.

RESULTS

The axial symptom of existential was over-value ideas about the meaninglessness of their own and human life with ideas of self-abasement, insolvency, low value, imperfection of society, which in most of the studied cases (79.2%) was accompanied by various degrees of severity suicidal thoughts and intentions. Three varieties were identified: with the prevalence of reflections on the meaninglessness of life (39.6%); with the prevalence of neurotic religiosity (28.3%); with an existential philosophical interpretation (32.1%).

CONCLUSION

As a result of the study, the heterogeneity of existential depressions, a significant role of psychogenic factors in their formation were revealed, as a high suicidal risk. Existential depressive states differed in duration, severity of depressive symptoms, high frequency of non-suicidal self-neglect and suicidal risk.

Keywords:

adolescence
male gender
existential depression
suicide risk

Authors:

Popovich U.O.

Mental Health Research Center

Alekseeva A.G.

Mental Health Research Center

Gedevani E.V.

Mental Health Research Center

Kaleda V.G.

Mental Health Research Centre

Received:

19.07.2023

Accepted:

07.09.2023

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