This paper provides an overview of the digital mental health (DMHI) interventions for depression. The begins with a description clinical context and services needs persons experiencing depressed mood. It is well-known that there large gap between availability evidence-supported psychotherapy depression number people who would likely benefit from it. DHMIs based on cognitive-behavioral (CBT) mod...

Aims: To explore the relationship between frequency of pain episodes and depression, anxiety, and health related quality of life (HRQOL) in adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD). Materials and methods: Ten males and twelve females, between the ages of 12 and 19, selected during admittance to pediatric hematology outpatients of city hospital with a vaso-occlusive crisis in the period betwee...

OBJECTIVES The objectives were (a) to establish prevalence of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Afghanistan and, (b) to investigate sociodemographic and quality of life variables, which predict depression and PTSD. METHODS Translated versions of the Beck Depression Inventory, Impact of Event Scale-Revised, and Quality of Life Inventory were administered to 125 Pashtun wo...

BACKGROUND Under-utilization of mental health services is a global health issue. Recognition of mental disorders, as the first step to seeking help from professional sources, has been well studied in developed countries, yet little is known about the situation in rural areas of developing countries like China. The purpose of the study is to understand the recognition of depression, anxiety, and...

In cases of mental depression, the plasma serotonin, melatonin and glutamate levels are increased along with the lowering of urinary - 5 - hydroxyindole acetic acid, plasma monoamine oxidase and cortisol levels following three and six months Practice of Kundalini Yoga. The pulse rate and blood pressure in these patients are also lowered after Kundalini Yoga practice. Thus, the practice of Kunda...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Assessing poststroke depression may be complicated by aphasia, other cognitive deficits, and several somatic stroke-related symptoms. We studied the possible differences in performance of some commonly used instruments in screening depression after stroke. METHODS We compared the Beck Depression Inventory, Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, Visual Analogue Mood Scale...

Objective: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women and has more severe mental and emotional effects than other types. Depression as a mental disorder affects people’s mental well-being, physical symptoms, occupational performance, and finally quality of life. The aim of this study was to determine depression levels in Iranian women with breast cancer. Methods: A systematic revi...