BACKGROUND National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines recommend a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and antidepressants to treat chronic depression. The Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) is the only therapy model specifically designed for the treatment of chronic depression. OBJECTIVES To determine the clinical response to the CBAS...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to compare fatigue, depression and quality of life scores in persons with multiple sclerosis who do (Exercisers) and do not (Non-exercisers) regularly participate in physical activity. METHODS A cross-sectional questionnaire study of 121 patients with MS (age 25-65 yr) living in Queensland, Australia was conducted. Physical activity level, depression, ...

The goal of the study was to compare the tolerability and the effects of conventional subthalamic nucleus (STN) and combined subthalamic nucleus and substantia nigra (STN+SNr) high-frequency stimulation in regard to neuropsychiatric symptoms in Parkinson's disease patients. In this single center, randomized, double-blind, cross-over clinical trial, twelve patients with advanced Parkinson's dise...

GOAL The aims are to establish the prevalence of newfound, unidentified cases of depressive disorder by screening with the Becks Depression scale; To establish a comparative relationship with self-identified cases of depression in the patients in the family medicine; To assess the significance of the BDI in screening practice of family medicine. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective study was co...

Das Lovasz Local Lemma (LLL) ist eine der wichtigsten probabilistischen Methoden. Es wird angewendet um zu beweisen, dass bestimmte Ereignisse mit einer positiven Wahrscheinlichkeit eintreten können.[7] Da diese Wahrscheinlichkeit oft sehr klein ist, liefert das LLL keine effizienten Algorithmen. J.Beck hat als erster eine Methode entwickelt, um aus dem Existenzbeweis der LLL einen Polynomialze...

Methods We included consecutive cSLE followed at the pediatric rheumatology unit of the State University of Campinas were enrolled in this study. The control group was consisted by age and sex matched healthy individuals. A complete clinical, laboratory and neurological evaluation was performed in all subjects. Neurological manifestations were analyzed according to the ACR classification criter...

Within the area of specialized information, the patent domain is considered to be quite unique, because it has a number of characteristics, which long for a change or the adaption of traditional evaluation methods. This fact is, for example, shown by the results of the Intellectual Property Track, which since 2009 takes place in the context of the CLEF evaluation campaign. This paper presents t...

Background: Non-communicable diseases cause, more than 50% of deaths and cardiovascular emerged as the most important cause it. Hypertension affects about 1 billion people worldwide it is estimated that by 2025, up to 1.58 adults while comorbidity depression, anxiety, an public health concern representing 31% all deaths. Objectives were study prevalence depression among adult hypertensive subje...