OBJECTIVE To investigate quality of life and its association with depression in patients with major depressive disorder. METHOD The study included 74 patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder according to DSM-IV. The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) was used to assess the severity of depression; and the, Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 (MOS SF-36) and EuroQol 5-D (EQ-5D) ...

objective: several studies have shown that following disasters, major depressive disorder is the most common psychiatric disorder that occurs with posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd). comorbidity of anxiety symptoms have also been shown. the objective of this study was to show the comorbidity of depressive and anxiety symptoms in adolescent survivors of bam earthquake. method: in a case–contro...

OBJECTIVE Synaptosomal-associated protein of 25 kDa (SNAP25) is a member of the soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment receptor (SNARE) protein complex, which plays essential roles in the modulation of different voltage-gated calcium channels and neurotransmitter release. Many previous studies have reported the SNAP25 gene to be significantly associated with attention-deficit/hype...

OBJECTIVE Suicidal behavior is highly prevalent in borderline personality disorder and major depressive episode, although the characteristics of suicide attempts in the two disorders are believed to differ. Comorbidity of borderline personality disorder and major depressive episode may obscure characteristics of suicide attempts that are uniquely related to the psychopathology of each disorder....