The increased prevalence of heavy alcohol use and abuse among depressed adolescents has been well documented (as reviewed in Bukstein et al 1989). As an example, Greenbaum et al (1991) studied 547 adolescents having serious emotional disturbances, and found that adolescents with severe depressive disorders were more likely to be diagnosed with a substance-abuse disorder, including alcohol abuse...

P a t i e n t s 1001 patients ≥ 60 years of age (mean age 72 y, 68% women) who had major depression or dysthymia, had been diagnosed with or treated for arthritis in the previous 3 years, and planned to use a participating clinic as the main source of general medical services in the upcoming year. Exclusion criteria were history of bipolar disorder or psychosis, ongoing treatment by a psychiatr...

The relationship between social support, stressful life events and psychosocial dysfunction was studied in 197 neurotic patients comprising 65 patients of Generalized Anxiety Disorder, 81 of Dysthymia and 51 of Dissoiative (conversion) Disorders. It was seen that Dysthymics perceived themselves to have significantly less social support in comparison to Generalized Anxiety or Dissociative Disord...

The present research evaluated a conceptual model that links preoccupied attachment to dysthymic disorder in women. From an original community sample of 420 women, 129 women were identified with depressive symptomatology as assessed by the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (CES-D). Twenty-four of these 129 women were diagnosed as dysthymic disordered according to the Structure...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). METHOD Forty-one patients with MG answered to a structured psychiatric interview (MINI-Plus). RESULTS Eleven (26.1%) patients were diagnosed with a depressive disorder and 19 (46.3%) were diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Patients with dysthymia were older (p=0.029) and had longer dis...

Background: Information on strategies adopted by Indigenous peoples against COVID-19 is scarce, and history shows that in the Amazon region may be particularly affected pandemic.
 Method: The studies were identified well-known international journals found two electronic databases: Scopus Embase. data cross-checked with information from main newspapers.
 Results: Mental disorders affec...

Objectives: Internalizing disorders include disorders, such as major depressive disorder, dysthymia, and somatic disorders. In the diagnostic statistical manual of mental 5th edition (DSM-5), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is recognized a distinct group, but anxiety common symptom. This study aimed to investigate effectiveness play therapy programs based on social cognition in children w...