Open access. The aim of this article was to examine relationships between the neurological events that were the immediate cause of the death of Queen Victoria and the late‐life depression that preceded it.
Anxiety levels among all monitoring users were markedly reduced in the first few days of usage with some bounce back effect thereafter. A small group of users demonstrated long-term anxiety reduction (using a robust measure), typically monitored for 12-110 days, with 10-30 discrete updates and showed low levels of social participation
We tested the age‐varying associations of cannabis use (CU) frequency and disorder (CUD) with psychotic, depressive, and anxiety symptoms in adolescent and adult samples. Moderating effects of early onset (≤15 years) and sex were tested.. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Open access. Psychological treatment is recommended for depression and anxiety in those with epilepsy. This review used standardised criteria to evaluate, for the first time, the clinical relevance of any symptom change these treatments afford patients.
“Why should we require better ‘number needed to treat’ statistics from psychological than from pharmacological treatments?”
Reading the title of the study by Noble et al 1 in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, ‘Cognitive-behavioural therapy does not meaningfully reduce depression in most people with epilepsy: a systematic review with a reliable change analysis’, stakeholders in ‘Psychotherapy Incorporated’ may wonder whether they need to rush to their stockbroker and sell their cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) shares. They need not hurry—but they will need to read the whole paper or this comment.
The pooled findings of the meta-analysis by Noble et al of five randomised controlled studies in which at least some elements of CBT were used to treat depression or anxiety in patients with epilepsy demonstrate that the chances of reliable improvement according …..... To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
A project to understand how adult and community learning courses can help people manage and recover from mild to moderate mental health problems, such as anxiety and depression.
Antidepressants are a helpful treatment for many people, but some people do have problems when they stop taking them.
The headlines that accompany this study are alarming, but not everyone who takes antidepressants has withdrawal symptoms, and not everyone gets severe symptoms.
The study suggests about half of people get symptoms, and about half of those people get severe symptoms. But the study's limitations mean we can't be sure these figures are accurate.
Open access. Common mental health problems affect a quarter of the population. Online cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) is increasingly used, but the factors modulating response to this treatment modality remain unclear.
"Although we should be cautious about the study findings, they represent another potential reason to adopt a Mediterranean diet. We already know the diet is good for our hearts – adopting a healthy diet and lifestyle may well be good for our mood, too."
Reducing unsuccessful treatment trials could improve depression treatment. Quantitative EEG (QEEG) may predict treatment response and is being commercially marketed for this purpose. The authors sought to quantify the reliability of QEEG for response prediction in depressive illness and to identify methodological limitations of the available evidence.. Login at top right hand side of page using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens for full text.
Despite the growing number of mental health apps available for smartphones, the perceived usability of these apps from the perspectives of end users or health care experts has rarely been reported. This information is vital, particularly for self-guided mHealth interventions, as perceptions of navigability and quality of content are likely to impact participant engagement and treatment compliance.
Depression is common in stroke survivors and may lead to a poor prognosis and more severe functional impairment. Although subcortical white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are associated with late‐life depression, few studies have examined the association between depression and WMHs after a stroke. We investigated the associations of periventricular (PVWMH) and deep (DWMH) WMHs with post‐stroke depression (PSD) at two time points after stroke.. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Open access. The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) is recommended for screening depression in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). Empirical evidence, however, is limited regarding its validity and factor structure in PD. Thus, the current study sought to evaluate the convergent and divergent validity of the GDS, as well as the structure and validity of the derived factors.
Maternal prenatal depression is a known risk factor for early-life psychopathology among offspring; however, potential risk transmission mechanisms need to be distinguished. We aimed to test the relative importance of passive genetic transmission, direct exposure, and indirect exposure in the association between maternal prenatal depressive symptoms and early-life internalising and externalising psychopathology in offspring.. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Letter. We welcome the commentary by Stubbs and colleagues on our article,1 share their concern that causal inferences cannot be drawn from our study's observational design, and agree that the study should not be interpreted as evidence that high levels of exercise cause depressive symptoms. The heterogeneity of people (varying risk factors) and motivations (eg, fun or stress relief) for exercise undoubtedly contribute to complex associations between exercise and mental health....... Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Reducing sedentary behaviour (SB) and increasing physical activity (PA) have been shown to be associated with decreased depression. However, there are yet few studies examining the potential benefits on older adults’ depression, when SB is replaced with PA. This study aimed to examine the associations of objectively assessed SB, light-intensity PA (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) with depression among a sample of Japanese older adults, and to explore impacts of substituting SB with PA on older adults’ depression. Open Access Article
Health Psychology (Sep 24, 2018). DOI:10.1037/hea0000602
Objective: The American Heart Association has endorsed depression as a cardiac risk factor and recommends screening as part of routine practice. This has been met with controversy due to inconsistencies in the data linking depression treatment to better cardiovascular outcomes. Our objective was to prospectively assess the association between depression treatment (defined as being prescribed antidepressant medication) and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients referred for exercise stress tests. . To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
T. Itatsu, A. Nagahara, M. Hojo, A. Miyazaki, T. Murai, M. Nakajima, und S. Watanabe. Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 50 (7):
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