Introduction: Chronic pain and depression are two of common geriatric disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between chronic pain and depressive symptoms in older people in Amirkola.   Methods: This cross-sectional study is part of Amirkola Health and Aging Project. It is an ongoing cohort project which was being conducted from 2011 on all people aged 60 and ...

introduction & objective: patients with major depressive are difficult to treat, and the relative efficacy of medications and cognitive therapy in the treatment of depression is still a matter of deabath. the purpose of this study was to compare the efficacies of antidepressant medication, cognitive therapy and combination of cognitive therapy and antidepressant medication. materials & methods:...

general population surveys often report that only a small proportion of individuals with common mental disorders seek mental health treatment, suggesting a high level of unmet need for mental health care in the community. in recent years, however, the number of adults in industrialized countries who are treated with antidepressant medications has dramatically increased. this paper reviews the p...

Cancer patients experience several stressors and emotional upheavals. Fear of death, interruption of life plans, changes in body image and self-esteem, changes in social role and lifestyle are all important issues to be faced. Moreover, depressive disorders may impact the course of the disease and compliance. The cost and prevalence, the impairment caused and the diagnostic and therapeutic unce...

conclusions limited levels of prenatal depressive and anxiety symptoms do not seem to be associated with neonatal outcomes. in clinical practice, pregnant women, who suffer from low levels of prenatal depressive and anxiety symptoms, may be reassured, in respect of the adverse outcomes of these mood symptoms on the neonate. results on the basis of bdi, 81.1% of the sample showed minimal, 15.4% ...

cancer patients experience several stressors and emotional upheavals. fear of death, interruption of life plans, changes in body image and self-esteem, changes in social role and lifestyle are all important issues to be faced. moreover, depressive disorders may impact the course of the disease and compliance. the cost and prevalence, the impairment caused and the diagnostic and therapeutic unce...

objectives: culture may place a differential emphasis on particular emotions. the aim of this study is to find the most frequent symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder in tehran. method: 509 patients were recruited from 5 treatment settings. the sample was used from the project of assessing psychometric properties of cidi in the iranian population. the patients were evaluated by co...

conclusions the initial assumption of a relationship between vitamin d and high prevalence of seasonal affective disorder in winter was based on the high prevalence of depression on high latitudes. although some studies have shown an association between depression and vitamin d deficiency, it still cannot be indisputably concluded that augmenting the levels of vitamin d alone alleviate depressi...

abstract background the purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of major depressive and anxiety disorders in hemophilic and major beta thalassemic patients related to education of their mothers as a family’s agent. materials and methods a case-control study was performed on 34 major beta thalassemic patients. for each patient the control group was selected and matched (with age and s...