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Episodio depresivo mayor y ansiedad generalizada en embarazadas de un hospital público de Tucumán, Argentina
Major depressive episode and generalized anxiety in pregnant women from a public hospital in Tucumán, Argentina

Introducción: el bienestar de una embarazada debe considerarse de manera integral desde el punto de vista biológico, mental y social. Objetivos: determinar la frecuencia de episodio depresivo mayor actual (EDMA), EDM recidivante (EDMR) y trastorno de ansiedad generalizada actual (TAGA) en em...

Combinación de datos de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud con notificaciones GES de depresión para mejorar la estimación de la prevalencia de depresión en Chile

Rev. med. Chile; 150 (7), 2022
BACKGROUND: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a public health problem of increasing severity in Chile. However, prevalence studies of MDD yield discordant results. Reconciling these discordances, at least in part, requires improving the estimate of MDD prevalence in Chile. AIM: To improve the estimate o...

Avaliação do comportamento suicida em estudantes de Medicina

J. bras. psiquiatr; 71 (2), 2022
OBJETIVO: O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a prevalência de comportamento suicida (ideação, plano e tentativa) nos últimos 12 meses e ao longo da vida e fatores associados entre alunos de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). MÉTODOS: Um estudo seccional foi desenvolvido em u...

Prevalence of clinical manifestations suggestive of depression in patients with sickle cell disease: a review

J. bras. psiquiatr; 71 (1), 2022
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of clinical manifestations suggestive of depression in patients with sickle cell disease. METHODS: A systematic search was performed in the electronic databases PubMed® , LILACS and SciELO, with the following inclusion criteria: cross-sectional studies that assessed t...

Depresión mayor en ancianos de 85 y más años. Su asociación con demencia

Depression is considered the most frequent mental illness; it is a cause of disability and constitutes a modifiable risk factor for the future development of dementia. The objective of tis study was to determine the frequency of major depression in elderly aged 85 and over and its possible association wi...

Mental health of nursing professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To identify the prevalence of and factors associated with: (1) major depressive episodes; (2) minor psychiatric disorders (MPDs); and (3) suicidal ideation among nursing professionals from a municipality in southern Brazil. METHODS Using a cross-sectional design, we recruited 890 n...

Major depressive episode in mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study in the Southern Brazil

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed individuals and families, causing adverse psychological effects, especially in young adults, women, and parents. This study aimed to verify the prevalence of current major depressive episode (CMDE) in mothers of preschoolers (up to five years old) and its associated stre...

Major depressive episode in hospital workers during the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES To estimate prevalence and factors associated with major depressive episode (MDE), emphasizing occupational aspects, in workers of a public teaching hospital that is a reference for Covid-19 treatment. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out between October and December 20...

Cardiovascular risk factors and major depressive disorder: a cross-sectional study in São Paulo, Brazil

Säo Paulo med. j; 139 (4), 2021
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular risk factors can mediate the association between depression and cardiovascular diseases. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate cardiovascular risk factors in adult individuals with and without histories of major depression in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, Brazil. DESIGN A...

Major depressive disorder in detention officers

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To identify factors associated with major depressive disorder (MDD) in detention officers. METHODS This cross-sectional study included all detention officers from the largest prison complex in the state of Bahia, Brazil. A self-reported questionnaire collected sociodemographic, occ...