Psychosocial Functioning in Depressive Patients: A Comparative Study between Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Affective Disorder

Table 3

Comparison of psychosocial functioning in MDD and BAD patients.

Variable	Mean rank		𝑈 (𝑍)	P value
	MDD (𝑛=48)	BAD (𝑛=48)
(1) Work	44.8	52.2	976 (−1.43)	0.143
(2) Interpersonal relationships	45.4	51.2	1005 (−1.21)	0.255
(3) Life satisfaction	44.8	52.2	972.5 (−1.43)	0.159
(4) Recreation	43.9	53.1	934 (−1.72)	0.085
(5) Global score	42.3	54.5	862 (−2.16)	0.031*

𝑈 (𝑍): Mann-Whitney 𝑈 value; *𝑃<0.05.