Depressive Disorder - Diagnosis
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Brain structural abnormalities and mental health sequelae in South Vietnamese ex-political detainees who survived traumatic head injury and torture.

30 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: A pilot study of South Vietnamese ex-political detainees who had been incarcerated in Vietnamese reeducation camps and resettled in the United States disclosed significant mental health problems associated with torture and traumatic head ... Read more...

Comparison of patient and caregiver reports of patient activity participation and its relationship to mental health in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

3 Oct 2009 The relationship between engagement in pleasant activities as rated by the patient and as rated by the caregiver from the patient's perspective was examined using structural equation modeling in a sample of patients (N = 277) diagnosed with mild to ... Read more...

[Evaluation of Germany's sixth national health target entitled "Depressive illnesses - prevention, early diagnosis, sustainable treatment"]

29 Sep 2009 In 2006, Germany's sixth national health target entitled "Depressive illnesses - prevention, early diagnosis, sustainable treatment" was developed by an interdisciplinary group of experts. A total of six areas of activity and proposals for action ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Depressive Disorder - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Brain structural abnormalities and mental health sequelae in South Vietnamese ex-political detainees who survived traumatic head injury and torture. 30 Oct 2009
• Comparison of patient and caregiver reports of patient activity participation and its relationship to mental health in patients with Alzheimer's disease. 3 Oct 2009
• [Evaluation of Germany's sixth national health target entitled "Depressive illnesses - prevention, early diagnosis, sustainable treatment"] 29 Sep 2009
• The development of a knowledge test of depression and its treatment for patients suffering from non-psychotic depression: a psychometric assessment. 13 Sep 2009
• Impact of teen depression on academic, social, and physical functioning. 5 Sep 2009
• [Diagnosis and therapy of depression in family practice] 4 Sep 2009
• [Depression in men: stress, risk factors and symptoms] Sep 2009
• Validation of the Armenian Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) among ethnic Armenians in Lebanon. 30 Aug 2009
• Mood episodes and mood disorders: patterns of incidence and conversion in the first three decades of life. 30 Aug 2009
• Clinical assessment of affective instability: comparing EMA indices, questionnaire reports, and retrospective recall. 30 Aug 2009
• Medically unexplained symptoms--blurring the line between "mental" and "physical" in somatoform disorders. 30 Aug 2009
• Diagnostic accuracy of Spanish language depression-screening instruments. 30 Aug 2009
• Perinatal depression: searching for specific tools for a closer look at this window. 30 Aug 2009
• Diagnosis and impact of bipolar depression. 30 Aug 2009
• The management of depression during pregnancy: a report from the American Psychiatric Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 30 Aug 2009
• Appropriateness of antidepressant prescribing: an observational study in a Scottish primary-care setting. 30 Aug 2009
• Reasons to be cheerful? Reflections on GPs' responses to depression. 30 Aug 2009
• Comparison of two self-rating scales to detect depression: HADS and PHQ-9. 30 Aug 2009
• Protective effect of CRHR1 gene variants on the development of adult depression following childhood maltreatment: replication and extension. 30 Aug 2009
• A genomewide association study points to multiple loci that predict antidepressant drug treatment outcome in depression. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Depressive Disorder'

Definition: An affective disorder manifested by either a dysphoric mood or loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities. The mood disturbance is prominent and relatively persistent.

Descriptor UI: D003866

Alternative terms: Depressive Disorder; Depressive Disorders; Disorder, Depressive; Disorders, Depressive; Neurosis, Depressive; Depressive Neuroses; Depressive Neurosis; Neuroses, Depressive; Depression, Endogenous; Depressions, Endogenous; Endogenous Depression; Endogenous Depressions; Depressive Syndrome; Depressive Syndromes; Syndrome, Depressive; Syndromes, Depressive; Depression, Neurotic; Depressions, Neurotic; Neurotic Depression; Neurotic Depressions; Melancholia; Melancholias; Unipolar Depression; Depression, Unipolar; Depressions, Unipolar; Unipolar Depressions;

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: F03.600.300;

Online Note: use ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS to search DEPRESSIVE NEUROSES 1969-80

History Note: 81; DEPRESSION, NEUROTIC was DEPRESSIVE NEUROSES see DEPRESSION, REACTIVE 1979-80, see under DEPRESSION, REACTIVE 1969-78

Technical Notes: do not confuse with DEPRESSION: see note there; depression lasting over 2 years = DYSTHYMIC DISORDER