BACKGROUND National Mental Health Survey found that in India, the point prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) was 2.7% and the treatment gap was 85.2%, whereas in Madhya Pradesh the point prevalence of MDD was 1.4% and the treatment gap was 80%. AIMS To describe the baseline prevalence of depression among adults, association of various demographic and socioeconomic variables with depr...

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor neurological disturbance causing physical and psychological distress. Here, we investigated the severity and effect of depressive symptoms in RLS among a Korean cohort population. Depressive symptoms were more prevalent in the RLS group than in the non-RLS group [≥mild depression: odds ratio (OR)=1.95, p<0.001; ≥ moderate depression: OR=6.15, p<0.0...

OBJECTIVE To examine whether spouses of patients with severe sepsis are at increased risk for depression independent of the spouse's presepsis history, whether this risk differs by sex, and is associated with a sepsis patient's disability after hospitalization. DESIGN Prospective longitudinal cohort study. SETTING Population-based cohort of U.S. adults over 50 yrs old interviewed as part of...

Major life events and chronic difficulties have been found to be associated with the onset of depression. Little is known, however, about how exposure to such stressors is related to the clinical presentation of this disorder. We addressed this issue by administering an interview-based measure of life stress, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Global Assessment of Functioning scale to 100 a...

OBJECTIVE This study presents data on the use of complementary and alternative therapies to treat anxiety and depression in the United States. METHOD The data came from a nationally representative survey of 2,055 respondents (1997-1998) that obtained information on the use of 24 complementary and alternative therapies for the treatment of specific chronic conditions. RESULTS A total of 9.4%...

OBJECTIVE It is posited that the effect of depression on BMD is dependent on the severity of depression. Conflicting evidence exists regarding this possible association. This study investigated the association between depression and low bone mineral density (BMD). METHODS The hypothesis was investigated in a random sample of volunteers (n=40) and in premenopausal female psychiatric patients (...

objective: chronic infection of hepatitis b and hepatitis c are considered as the most important infectious diseases, which lead to drastic consequences such as liver dysfunction. depression is a psychiatric disorder which is concomitantly present in these patients, and decreases the patients’ quality of life. it may lead to suicide, homicide or intentional transmission of infectious to others....

BACKGROUND To investigate the relationship between depression and overactive bladder (OAB)/urinary incontinence symptoms among the clinical OAB population. METHODS Patients who were diagnosed with overactive bladder (OAB) and age-matched control subjects without OAB were enrolled. Depression symptoms were assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D). OAB/incontinence symp...

OBJECTIVE Individuals with depression are at risk of heart failure. This study was designed to elucidate the relationship between depression and subclinical left ventricular (LV) changes in the general Korean population. DESIGN Cross-sectional cohort study. SETTING University hospital. PATIENTS A total of 2420 participants, aged 40-79 years, without known cardiovascular disease, were recr...

BACKGROUND Nesfatin-1 plays a role in the regulation of emotional states like depression. The aim of this study was to investigate the plasma nesfatin-1levels in Chinese patients with depression and healthy subjects, and to determine the possible association between the plasma nesfatin-1 level and the severity of depression. METHODS A total of 103 depressive patients and 32 healthy subjects w...