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Depressive Disorder - Epidemiology
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Definition of 'Depressive Disorder'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. Common names: 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 |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
No association of depression and anxiety with the metabolic syndrome: the Norwegian HUNT study.
20 Dec 2009 
OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations of depression and anxiety with the metabolic syndrome. METHOD: Cross-sectional study of 9571 participants aged 20-89 years in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT 2). We assessed anxiety and depression with ... Read more...
13 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To explore the reasons behind the recent increase in antidepressant prescribing in the United Kingdom. Design Detailed retrospective analysis of data on general practitioner consultations and antidepressant prescribing. Data source Data ... Read more...
29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the predictive values of psychiatric symptoms for the occurrence of Internet addiction and to determine the sex differences in the predictive value of psychiatric symptoms for the occurrence of Internet addiction in ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Depressive Disorder - Epidemiology'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- No association of depression and anxiety with the metabolic syndrome: the Norwegian HUNT study. 20 Dec 2009
- Explaining the rise in antidepressant prescribing: a descriptive study using the general practice research database. 13 Oct 2009
- Predictive values of psychiatric symptoms for internet addiction in adolescents: a 2-year prospective study. 29 Sep 2009
- A longitudinal study of maternal depression and child maltreatment in a national sample of families investigated by child protective services. 29 Sep 2009
- Association of the Mediterranean dietary pattern with the incidence of depression: the Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra/University of Navarra follow-up (SUN) cohort. 29 Sep 2009
- Prevalence of fatigue and depression in ALS patients and change over time. 29 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 - Mood episodes and mood disorders: patterns of incidence and conversion in the first three decades of life. 30 Aug 2009
- Medically unexplained symptoms--blurring the line between "mental" and "physical" in somatoform disorders. 30 Aug 2009
- The other side of the risk equation: exploring risks of untreated depression and anxiety in pregnancy. 30 Aug 2009
- Influence of the media on women taking antidepressants during pregnancy. 30 Aug 2009
- Insomnia, depression, and physical disorders in late life: a 2-year longitudinal community study in Koreans. 30 Aug 2009
- How does sexual minority stigma "get under the skin"? A psychological mediation framework. 30 Aug 2009
- 'A coal face option': GPs' perspectives on the rise in antidepressant prescribing. 30 Aug 2009
- Comparison of two self-rating scales to detect depression: HADS and PHQ-9. 30 Aug 2009
- Women's mental health: depression and anxiety. 30 Aug 2009
- A longitudinal view of apathy and its impact after stroke. 25 Aug 2009
- Hopelessness, depressive symptoms, and carotid atherosclerosis in women: the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) heart study. 25 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