the study of the rate of depression in allied health faculty students of kashan university of medical sciences in 2008 m karami , msc received: 14 april, 2009 accepted: 27 july, 2009 abstract background & aims: depression is one of the most important psychiatric disorders whose symptoms often begin in adolescence and early youth. the present study was done to investigate levels of depression on...

conclusions reminiscence therapy decreased depression among diabetic female patients after the intervention and one month after the intervention. it can be said that, through the reminiscence therapy, patients’ past memories were reviewed and emphasis on the positive aspects thereof in the group setting was followed by an increased sense of self-worth and a decrease in depression. background di...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none fa background: prevalence of mental disorders especially depression cause tremendous problems among university students. assessing this fact can help decision makers in planning and depression prevention strategies. this study aimed to assess depression and related factors among university students of bardsir in kerman, iran in 2011. methods: the study po...

The objective of this study was to determine the contribution of interpersonal violence and substance use to the prediction of postpartum depressive symptomatology. A community-based sample of 634 women in British Columbia, Canada was screened for interpersonal violence and substance use using the Antenatal Psychosocial Health Assessment (ALPHA) form. Of these women, 497 (78%) subsequently comp...

OBJECTIVE To screen 212 women for depression symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum in Serbia. METHODS Questionnaires that covered key demographic and obstetric information and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) were administered at the third trimester of pregnancy and at 8 weeks postpartum. RESULTS In all, 21% of the sample was screened as depression positive during pregnancy. S...

BACKGROUND Postnatal depression affects the emotional state of mothers and the quality of mother-infant interaction. METHOD Touch behaviour and content of child-directed speech were analysed for 72 mothers and their infants during pleasurable play. Infants (18) of mothers with depressed mood and 18 controls were seen when they were 6 months old; and 18 infants of mothers with depressed mood a...

AIMS To determine whether current and postpartum maternal depression and low maternal intelligence are risk factors for malnutrition in children. METHODS In rural South India 72 children with malnutrition were identified from a central register; 72 controls were matched for age, gender, and residence. RESULTS Major depression in the postpartum period (OR 5.0, 95% CI 1.0 to 24.0), current ma...

BACKGROUND The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a widely used screening tool for postpartum depression (PPD). Although the reliability and validity of EPDS in Japanese has been confirmed and the prevalence of PPD is found to be about the same as Western countries, the factor structure of the Japanese version of EPDS has not been elucidated yet. METHODS 690 Japanese mothers compl...

Postpartum depression is experienced by 10-15% of women who give birth (Bloch, Rolenberg, Koren, & Klein, 2006). This disorder causes maternal distress and has been significantly associated with infant and child developmental problems (Carter, Garrity-Rokous, Chazan-Cohen, Little, & Briggs-Gowan, 2001). Once believed to be contraindicated (Crasilneck & Hall, 1985), hypnosis for depressive disor...

Postnatal depression is common and may have severe consequences for women and their children. Locally validated screening tools are required to identify at-risk women in marginalised populations. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is one of the most frequently used tools globally. This cross-sectional study assessed the validity and acceptability of the EPDS in Karen and Burmese am...