Depression - Prevention & control
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Monday, November 23, 2009

A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials of DHEA treatment effects on quality of life in women with adrenal insufficiency.

20 Sep 2009 CONTEXT: Women with primary or secondary adrenal insufficiency report a decreased health-related quality of life (HRQOL) despite traditional adrenal replacement therapy. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) has been studied as an agent to improve HRQOL in ... Read more...

A national approach to perinatal mental health in Australia: exercising caution in the roll-out of a public health initiative.

5 Sep 2009 Perinatal depression is an important public health issue, with major consequences for the mother, child and family. Perinatal depression is often associated with anxiety and other mental health and psychosocial issues. The National Perinatal ... Read more...

Evaluation of the effectiveness and efficacy of Iyengar yoga therapy on chronic low back pain.

30 Aug 2009 STUDY DESIGN: The effectiveness and efficacy of Iyengar yoga for chronic low back pain (CLBP) were assessed with intention-to-treat and per-protocol analysis. Ninety subjects were randomized to a yoga (n = 43) or control group (n = 47) receiving ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Depression - Prevention & control'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• New focus on long-term mental health of patients who survive serious illness. 5 Oct 2009
• A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials of DHEA treatment effects on quality of life in women with adrenal insufficiency. 20 Sep 2009
• A national approach to perinatal mental health in Australia: exercising caution in the roll-out of a public health initiative. 5 Sep 2009
• Evaluation of the effectiveness and efficacy of Iyengar yoga therapy on chronic low back pain. 30 Aug 2009
• The effects of 16-week group exercise program on physical function and mental health of elderly Korean women in long-term assisted living facility. 30 Aug 2009
• Nonpharmacologic intervention and prevention strategies for depression during pregnancy and the postpartum. 30 Aug 2009
• African American men and mental health: is the climate changing? 30 Aug 2009
• Randomized trial of light versus deep sedation on mental health after critical illness. 30 Aug 2009
• Computer-mediated patient education: opportunities and challenges for supporting women with ovarian cancer. 30 Aug 2009
• Neighborhood characteristics, adherence to walking, and depressive symptoms in midlife African American women. 30 Jul 2009
• Effects of Meridian acupressure for stroke patients in Korea. 30 Jul 2009
• Prevention of depression and anxiety in later life: design of a randomized controlled trial for the clinical and economic evaluation of a life-review intervention. 18 Jul 2009
• Living with depressive symptoms: patients with heart failure. 29 Jun 2009
• High levels of depressive symptoms in pregnancy with low omega-3 fatty acid intake from fish. 29 Jun 2009
• Relapse rates with long-term antidepressant drug therapy: a meta-analysis. 29 Jun 2009
• Mobility, assistive technology use, and social integration among adults with spina bifida. 29 Jun 2009
• Poststroke depression: prevalence and determinants in Brazilian stroke patients. 23 Jun 2009
• Invited Commentary: Assessing treatment effects by using observational analyses--opportunities and limitations. 2 Jun 2009
• Distinct profiles of anxiety and dysphoria during spontaneous withdrawal from acute morphine exposure. Jun 2009
• Why are physicians reluctant to use estrogens for anything--or do they prefer 'PROFOX'? 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Depression'

Definition: Depressive states usually of moderate intensity in contrast with major depression present in neurotic and psychotic disorders.

Descriptor UI: D003863

Alternative terms: Depression; Depressions; Depressive Symptoms; Depressive Symptom; Symptom, Depressive; Symptoms, Depressive; Emotional Depression; Depression, Emotional; Depressions, Emotional; Emotional Depressions;

Related Mesh Headings: Antidepressive Agents;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F01.145.126.350;

Technical Notes: human & animal; /drug ther: consider also ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; do not confuse this or X ref (depression of "moderate intensity") with DEPRESSIVE DISORDER ("prominent & relatively persistent" depression): psychiatrists differentiate on basis of degree