BACKGROUND Major depressive disorder (MDD) is often handled as an episodic and isolated disorder, resulting in an optimistic view about its prognosis. Herein, we test the idea that the prognosis of MDD changes if we vary the perspective in terms of (1) a longer time frame and (2) a broader diagnostic conceptualisation including dysthymia, (hypo)mania and anxiety disorders as relevant outcomes. ...

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...

Participants 707 adults with DSM-IV dysthmic disorder. All were aged 18–74 years (mean 42 years; 68% female). People with a chronic or acute episode of a major depressive disorder were eligible. Exclusion criteria were previous sertraline use; hypersensitivity to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors; acute suicide risk; depot neuroleptic drugs within 6 months; participation in other trials w...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the frequency of anxiety and depression disorders in patients with chronic pain. METHOD Patients receiving care at the pain clinic of the Federal University of Bahia between February 2003 and November 2006. The MINI PLUS--Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview was used to evaluate the patients and establish psychiatric diagnoses. RESULTS 400 patients were evalua...

BACKGROUND The relative contributions of psychosocial stress and psychiatric morbidity to suicide are a subject of debate. AIMS To determine major risk factors for suicide in rural south India. METHOD We used a matched case-control design and psychological autopsy to assess 100 consecutive suicides and 100 living controls matched for age, gender and neighbourhood. RESULTS Thirty-seven (37...