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Depression Subscale (depression + subscale)
Selected AbstractsMania profile in a community sample of prepubertal children in TurkeyBIPOLAR DISORDERS, Issue 4 2008Rasim Somer Diler Background:, Mania in youth is increasingly recognized and accompanied by substantial psychiatric and psychosocial morbidity. There are no data on prepubertals in the general population and we aimed to search for mania symptoms and its clinical correlations in a community sample of prepubertal Turkish children. Methods:, Among all children (n = 56,335) aged 7,11 in Adana, Turkey, 2,468 children (48% girls) were randomly included. Parents completed Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) 4,18 and Parent-Young Mania Rating Scale (P-YMRS). Cut-off scores of 17 and 27 on total P-YMRS were defined as efficient (probable-mania group) and specific (mania group), respectively, for bipolar profile. We searched for clinical correlations and used logistic regression to show how well each CBCL subscale predicted the presence of mania and probable-mania, after adjusting for any demographic differences. Results:, Parent-Young Mania Rating Scale scores were ,17 but <27 (probable-mania) in 155 (6.3%) children and ,27 (mania) in 32 (1.3%) children. Elevated mood, increased activity levels, and poor insight were the most frequent manic symptoms in our sample. Children with probable-mania and mania had higher scores on all CBCL subscales and the CBCL-Pediatric Bipolar Disorder (CBCL-PBD) profile (sum of attention, aggression, and anxiety/depression subscales). Logistic regression analysis revealed only thought problems on CBCL that predicted probable-mania and mania. Conclusion:, Our study shows that mania profile is common in the community sample of Turkish prepubertal children and does not support the thought that mania is rare outside the US. We need further population-based studies that will use diagnostic interviews and multiple informants. [source] Effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy as an adjuvant to pharmacotherapy in patients with panic disorder or generalized anxiety disorderDEPRESSION AND ANXIETY, Issue 7 2009Yong Woo Kim M.D. Abstract Background: Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) has been widely used to treat patients with depressive disorder to prevent relapse. The objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of newly developed MBCT program as an adjuvant to pharmacotherapy in the treatment of patients with panic disorder or generalized anxiety disorder. Methods: Forty-six patients with panic disorder or generalized anxiety disorder were assigned to either MBCT or an anxiety disorder education (ADE) program for a period of 8 weeks. The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) were used to assess the patients at 0 week and after the two programs had been running for 2, 4, and 8 weeks. Results: The MBCT group demonstrated significantly more improvement than the ADE group according to all anxiety (HAM-A, p<0.01; BAI, p<0.01; anxiety subscale of SCL-90-R, p=0.01) and depression (HAM-D, p<0.01; BDI, p<0.01; depression subscale of SCL-90-R, p<0.01) scale scores. The obsessive-compulsive and phobic subscales of the SCL-90-R also showed significantly more improvement in the MBCT group. However, no significant improvement was observed in the MBCT group versus the ADE group in terms of the somatization, interpersonal sensitivity, paranoid ideation, or psychoticism subscale scores of the SCL-90-R. Conclusions: MBCT may be effective at relieving anxiety and depressive symptoms in patients with panic disorder or generalized anxiety disorder. However, well-designed, randomized controlled trials are needed. Depression and Anxiety, 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source] Depression predicts unfavourable functional outcome and higher mortality in stroke patients: The Bergen Stroke StudyACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA, Issue 2010H. Naess Naess H, Lunde L, Brogger J, Waje-Andreassen U. Depression predicts unfavourable functional outcome and higher mortality in stroke patients: The Bergen Stroke Study. Acta Neurol Scand: 2010: 122 (Suppl. 190): 34,38. © 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Objective,,, To assess the influence of depression prior to stroke (PD) on stroke severity on admittance, functional outcome (short- and long-term), mortality, and long-term depression (PSD). Methods,,, Consecutive acute stroke patients were screened for PD. The National Institute of Health Stroke Scale score was obtained on admission. Short-term functional state was registered by the modified Rankin scale and on long-term functional outcome by the Barthel Index. PSD was defined as depression subscale of the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADSD) ,11. HADSD and Barthel Index were obtained by postal questionnaire. Survival analyses were performed. Results,,, Among 771 patients 21.7% had PD. Among 376 patients returning the questionnaire, 8.8% were depressed. On logistic regression analyses severity of stroke on admission, short-term, and long-term functional outcome were independently associated with PD. Logistic regression showed PSD to be independently associated with PD and being unmarried. Cox regression analyses showed that both PD and PSD were associated with high long-term mortality. Conclusions,,, This study has identified several factors associated with PSD. PD predicts more severe stroke on admittance and less functional improvement both in the short- and the long-term. Both PD and PSD predict higher long-term mortality. [source] Meeting risk with resilience: high daily life reward experience preserves mental healthACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA, Issue 2 2010N. Geschwind Geschwind N, Peeters F, Jacobs N, Delespaul P, Derom C, Thiery E, van Os J, Wichers M. Meeting risk with resilience: high daily life reward experience preserves mental health. Objective:, To examine prospectively whether high reward experience (the ability to generate positive affect boosts from pleasurable daily events) protects against affective symptoms and whether environmental or genetic risk factors moderate protective effects. Method:, At baseline, 498 female twins participated in an experience sampling study measuring reward experience in daily life. They also completed questionnaires on childhood adversity and recent stressful life events (SLE). Affective symptoms were measured at baseline and at four follow-ups using SCL-90 anxiety and depression subscales. Co-twin affective symptoms were used as indicators of genetic risk. Results:, Baseline reward experience did not predict follow-up affective symptoms, regardless of level of genetic risk. However, high reward experience was associated with reduced future affective symptoms after previous exposure to childhood adversity or recent SLE. Conclusion:, High daily life reward experience increases resilience after environmental adversity; modification of reward experience may constitute a novel area of therapeutic intervention. [source] A 1.5-year follow-up of an internet-based intervention for complicated griefJOURNAL OF TRAUMATIC STRESS, Issue 4 2007Birgit Wagner Only recently have psychotherapeutic interventions for complicated grief been developed and evaluated in randomized controlled trials. These trials have reported significant reductions in complicated grief and related symptoms in response to treatment relative to control groups. However, little is known about the long-term outcomes of these treatments. The authors present an evaluation of a 1.5-year follow-up of an Internet-based cognitive,behavioral intervention for complicated grief. Treatment group patients (n = 22) were administered various assessments of complicated grief indicators, including the Impact of Event Scale, the anxiety and depression subscales of the Brief Symptom Inventory, and the SF-12. Results indicate that the reduction in symptoms of complicated grief observed at posttreatment was maintained at 1.5-year follow-up. [source] | ||||||||||