BACKGROUND The studies on monocytic function during depression are controversial. A better knowledge of affective disorders may improve the differential diagnosis of depression subtypes. Our goals are to examine if there are differences in monocytic function in patients with major depression and dysthymia. METHOD Twenty-two depressed patients (12 dysthymia and 10 major depression) and 15 heal...

Background: Depression is a disorder of major public health importance, in terms its prevalence and suffering, dysfunction, morbidity economic burden. one the most common conditions for which people seek homoeopathic treatment. Objective: This study aimed to understand scope homoeopathy depression based on results previous studies. Methods: A was done evince medicines treatment depression. Sear...

BACKGROUND: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional-digestive disorder in health personnel, with significant repercussions on life quality, work, healthcare system and society. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency reported IBS its subtypes nursing staffs' medical records public hospital, Cuenca - Ecuador. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional, descriptive study, randomize...

Although several studies have examined the effects of psychotherapy on chronic depression and dysthymia, no meta-analysis has been conducted to integrate results of these studies. We conducted a meta-analysis of 16 randomized trials examining the effects of psychotherapy on chronic depression and dysthymia. We found that psychotherapy had a small but significant effect (d=0.23) on depression wh...

BACKGROUND Millions of African children are having to grow up under harsh and adverse psychosocial conditions but it's not fully understood how this negative psychosocial environment is affecting their mental health. This paper examines the prevalence and risk factors of depression in childhood and adolescence as seen in a community sample derived from four disadvantaged districts in north-east...

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

Abnormalities in quality of life and cognitive measures have been observed in women with Turner syndrome (TS), and a relationship between these phenomena and chromosomal constitution has been suggested. In contrast, few studies have systematically evaluated the presence of mood and behavioral syndromes in these women. In this study, 100 TS women were administered the Structured Clinical Intervi...

BACKGROUND While dimensional models of psychopathology have delineated two broad factors underlying common mental disorders--internalizing and externalizing--it is unclear where bipolar disorder and nonaffective psychoses fit in relation to this structure and to each other. Given their low prevalence rates in the general population, these disorders generally tend to be excluded from such models...

OBJECTIVE To examine longitudinally the effects of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) on Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scores in Edmonton, Alberta. METHODS We acquired GAF scores for all clients at initial registration in the ACT program and at subsequent 18- and 36-month time points while in ACT. We analyzed both the entire ACT cohort and separate diagnostic groups. RESULTS We ob...