Depressive Disorder - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Perceived need for mental health care among community-dwelling older adults.

7 Oct 2009 Only half of older adults with a mental disorder use mental health services, and little is known about the causes of perceived need for mental health care (MHC). We used logistic regression to examine relationships among depression, anxiety, chronic ... Read more...

[The painful light--portraits of awakeness and melancholy by painter Edward Hopper]

6 Oct 2009 Depression was a recurrent phenomenon in the life of the American painter Edward Hopper (1882-1967). He is known as one of the artists who portrays modern melancholy most convincingly. The article uses his original artwork to reflect upon sleep, ... 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...

Latest indexed articles for 'Depressive Disorder - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Perceived need for mental health care among community-dwelling older adults. 7 Oct 2009
• [The painful light--portraits of awakeness and melancholy by painter Edward Hopper] 6 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
• A longitudinal study of maternal depression and child maltreatment in a national sample of families investigated by child protective services. 29 Sep 2009
• Rapid improvement in affective information processing after acute administration of reboxetine. 29 Sep 2009
• Prevalence, incidence, and factors associated with pre-stroke and post-stroke dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 22 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
• Effect of acute antidepressant administration on negative affective bias in depressed patients. 13 Sep 2009
• [Depression in men: stress, risk factors and symptoms] Sep 2009
• Maintenance electroconvulsive therapy: implementing the STABLE algorithm. 30 Aug 2009
• Use of complementary and alternative medicine among individuals with serious mood disorders receiving electroconvulsive therapy. 30 Aug 2009
• Safety of electroconvulsive therapy in patients with unrepaired abdominal aortic aneurysm: report of 8 patients. 30 Aug 2009
• Impacts of switching antidepressants after successful electroconvulsive therapy on the maintenance of clinical remission in patients with treatment-resistant depression: a chart review. 30 Aug 2009
• Clinical assessment of affective instability: comparing EMA indices, questionnaire reports, and retrospective recall. 30 Aug 2009
• Validation of a new self-report measure of parental attributions. 30 Aug 2009
• Medically unexplained symptoms--blurring the line between "mental" and "physical" in somatoform disorders. 30 Aug 2009
• [The social worker, an ant tested by psychosis] 30 Aug 2009
• Effects of overnight sleep restriction on brain chemistry and mood in women with unipolar depression and healthy controls. 30 Aug 2009
• Electroconvulsive therapy: the struggles in the decision-making process and the aftermath of treatment. 30 Aug 2009
• [Interview with professor Florian Holsboer (interview by Angelika Staub)] 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