Depressive Disorder - Physiopathology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Erectile dysfunction, cardiovascular diseases and depression: interaction of therapy.

30 Aug 2009 Several studies have revealed the intimate associations between erectile dysfunction (ED), ischemic heart disease (IHD) and depression. Whether the physicians should also screen for the other two components when a patient presents with one component ... Read more...

Knockout of the norepinephrine transporter and pharmacologically diverse antidepressants prevent behavioral and brain neurotrophin alterations in two chronic stress models of depression.

16 Aug 2009 Diverse factors such as changes in neurotrophins and brain plasticity have been proposed to be involved in the actions of antidepressant drugs (ADs). However, in mouse models of depression based on chronic stress, it is still unclear whether ... Read more...

Computational modeling and empirical studies of hippocampal neurogenesis-dependent memory: Effects of interference, stress and depression.

Aug 2009 Prolonged stress causes dysregulation in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and may contribute to the pathogenesis of major depressive disorder (MDD). MDD is associated with pathological changes in several brain regions, particularly the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Depressive Disorder - Physiopathology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Erectile dysfunction, cardiovascular diseases and depression: interaction of therapy. 30 Aug 2009
• Knockout of the norepinephrine transporter and pharmacologically diverse antidepressants prevent behavioral and brain neurotrophin alterations in two chronic stress models of depression. 16 Aug 2009
• Computational modeling and empirical studies of hippocampal neurogenesis-dependent memory: Effects of interference, stress and depression. Aug 2009
• Effect of music on depression levels and physiological responses in community-based older adults. 30 Jul 2009
• Heart rate variability and depression: sleep-related breathing disorders as confounder? 30 Jul 2009
• [Dynamics of spectral parameters of the rat brain electrical activity in the model of depressive pain syndrome] 29 Jun 2009
• Source monitoring 15 years later: what have we learned from fMRI about the neural mechanisms of source memory? 29 Jun 2009
• Analysis of mechanisms underlying depressive and addictive comorbid disorders in adolescents should not ignore nicotine use and dependence. 29 Jun 2009
• Depression and epilepsy: do glucocorticoids and glutamate explain their relationship? 29 Jun 2009
• [Biological correlates of prefrontal activating and temporoparietal inhibiting treatment with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)] 14 Jun 2009
• Donepezil delays progression to AD in MCI subjects with depressive symptoms. 14 Jun 2009
• Improving antidepressant drugs: update on recently patented compounds. 30 May 2009
• The longitudinal effects of depression on physical activity. 11 May 2009
• Promoter and functional polymorphisms of HTR2C and suicide victims. 6 May 2009
• "Killing the Blues": a role for cellular suicide (apoptosis) in depression and the antidepressant response? 5 May 2009
• Treatment resistant depression as a failure of brain homeostatic mechanisms: implications for deep brain stimulation. 4 May 2009
• Antidepressant electroconvulsive therapy: mechanism of action, recent advances and limitations. 3 May 2009
• Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the prefrontal cortex in depression. 2 May 2009
• Clinical issues in considering vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression. May 2009
• Double-step procedure screening for modeling reactive (exogenous) depression in rats. 29 Apr 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