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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...

Lifestyle behaviors among 4,343 Brazilian adults with severe mental illness and 55,859 general population controls: data from the Brazilian National Health Survey

Objective: To analyze the association between severe mental illnesses and health behaviors among Brazilian adults. Methods: We used data from the Brazilian National Health Survey, a large nationally representative cross-sectional study conducted in 2013 among 60,202 adults (≥ 18 years). Clinical d...

Clinical evaluation of biological rhythm domains in patients with major depression

Objective: Sleep, physical activity, and social domains of biological rhythm disruptions may have specific effects on the symptom cluster and severity of depression. However, there is a lack of structured clinical evaluation to specify the domains of biological rhythms in patients with depression. Metho...

Prominent autistic traits and subthreshold bipolar/mixed features of depression in severe anorexia nervosa

Objective: Autistic traits are associated with a burdensome clinical presentation of anorexia nervosa (AN), as is AN with concurrent depression. The aim of the present study was to explore the intertwined association between complex psychopathology combining autistic traits, subthreshold bipolarity, and ...

Personality disorder and functioning in major depressive disorder: a nested study within a randomized controlled trial

Objective: This study aimed to determine if personality disorder (PD) predicted functional outcomes in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). Methods: Data (n=71) from a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled 12-week trial assessing the efficacy of 200 mg/day adjunctive minocycline for MDD...

The importance of assessing personality traits and disorders in clinical trials of major depressive disorder

Prevalência de sonolência diurna excessiva e fatores associados em adolescentes da coorte RPS, em São Luís (MA)

RESUMO: Objetivos: Estimar a prevalência de sonolência diurna excessiva (SDE) e os fatores associados a ela em adolescentes da coorte de nascimentos de São Luís (MA). Método: Estudo transversal realizado com 2.514 adolescentes com idade de 18 e 19 anos. Utilizou-se abordagem hierarquizada e calc...

Prevalence of depression among patients with presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of major depressive episode (MDE) in patients with presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis (pre-PTB, defined by cough lasting ≥ 3 weeks) and compare it between patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and without PTB. Methods: Patients with pre-PTB (n=260) were s...

Recognition of dynamic and static facial expressions of emotion among older adults with major depression

Abstract Introduction The recognition of facial expressions of emotion is essential to living in society. However, individuals with major depression tend to interpret information considered imprecise in a negative light, which can exert a direct effect on their capacity to decode social stimuli. Objec...

Factores de riesgo para intento de suicidio en personas con trastorno depresivo en atención secundaria

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (2), 2019
Background: Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder in people with suicidal behavior. The knowledge of its risk factors should help to design preventive strategies. Aim: To describe suicidal behavior and risk factors for attempted suicide in people with major depressive disorders (MDD). Mate...