Depression is a common mental health problem among adolescents. Depressive symptoms are also important and may appear even during the preschool period. Physical activity, which may improve some mental health problems, is inversely associated with depression. Due to the presence of some clinical evidence about the relation between the use of antidepressants and suicide, there is a need for suppo...

BACKGROUND Depression is a frequent accompaniment of the perinatal period. Although screening improves detection of perinatal depression, it does not in itself improve mental health treatment entry and, therefore, does not improve outcomes. This study addresses the feasibility of incorporating diagnostic assessment for depression directly into perinatal care visits and the influence of doing so...

IMPORTANCE Bariatric surgery is associated with sustained weight loss and improved physical health status for severely obese individuals. Mental health conditions may be common among patients seeking bariatric surgery; however, the prevalence of these conditions and whether they are associated with postoperative outcomes remains unknown. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of mental health ...

Intimate partner violence affects one in three women worldwide, with women who experience violence almost twice as likely to experience poor mental health, especially depression, compared with women who are not abused. To learn the impact of interventions of safe shelter and justice services on improved mental health and behavior functioning, 300 abused women are interviewed every 4 months in a...

aim and background: depression and anxiety among students are important issues, because they lead to scholastic decline and develop many difficulties for students in the future. furthermore, adherence to religious beliefs and attitudes toward religion as a deterrent to many mental disorders, especially depression and anxiety, has attracted the attention of many psychologists. this study aimed t...

OBJECTIVE This study estimated the prevalence of diagnosed depression and treatment among women before, during, and after pregnancies ending in live births. METHOD A previously validated algorithm identified health plan members with at least one pregnancy between Jan. 1, 1998, and Dec. 31, 2001. Women with a pregnancy ending in one or more live births and continuously enrolled from 39 weeks b...

Nazari H1, Namdari P2, Tarrahi MJ3, Badrizadeh A4 1. Assistant professor, Department of psychology, Faculty of medicine, Lorestan University of medical sciences 2. Instructor, Department of social medicine , Faculty of health, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences 3. Instructor, Department of Epidemiology, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences 4. Bachelor of science, Nursing, Lore...

Introduction: In recent work [1-3] we used all relevant HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment), MOC (Mars Orbiter Camera), THEMIS (Thermal Emission Imaging System) and CTX (Context Camera) images in mid Utopia Planitia (UP; ~3060 0 N; Fig. 1) to map flat-floored and scalloped depressions, small-sized (~150m) polygonal patternedground and polygon-junction/trough pits (Fig. 2a). On ...