The Dexamethasone Suppression Test and Prediction of Outcome in Patients Receiving ECTBritish Journal of Psychiatry - Tập 150 Số 3 - Trang 315-318 - 1987
Cornelius Katona, Cara Aldridge, Martin Roth, James A. Hyde
Twenty-six in-patients satisfying DSM-III criteria for major depressive episode
were assessed using the Newcastle Diagnostic and ECT Predictor Scales and the
dexamethasone suppression test (DST), prior to commencing a course of
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The Newcastle ECT Predictor Scale was
successful in predicting both immediate outcome and outcome over the 6 months
following ECT; the DST ... hiện toàn bộ
Depression as a Consequence of Inadequate Neurochemical Adaptation in Response to StressorsBritish Journal of Psychiatry - Tập 160 Số S15 - Trang 36-43 - 1992
Hymie Anisman, Robert M. Zacharko
Stressors induce behavioural disturbances and neurochemical changes in animals,
some of which are reminiscent of the symptoms and presumed neurochemical
concomitants of depression in humans. Just as in humans, where considerable
inter-individual variability is evident in the symptom profile of depression,
there is marked inter-individual and inter-strain variability in the behavioural
effects of s... hiện toàn bộ
Depressive disorders in Europe: prevalence figures from the ODIN studyBritish Journal of Psychiatry - Tập 179 Số 4 - Trang 308-316 - 2001
José Luís Ayuso‐Mateos, José Luis Vázquez‐Barquero, Christopher Dowrick, Ville Lehtinen, Odd Steffen Dalgard, Patricia Casey, Clare Wilkinson, L. Lasa, Page Hl, Graham Dunn, Greg Wilkinson
BackgroundThis is the first report on the epidemiology of depressive disorders
from the European Outcome of Depression International Network (ODIN)
study.AimsTo assess the prevalence of depressive disorders in randomly selected
samples of the general population in five European countries.MethodThe study was
designed as a cross-sectional two-phase community study using the Beck
Depression Inventory... hiện toàn bộ
The Depression of WidowhoodBritish Journal of Psychiatry - Tập 120 Số 554 - Trang 71-77 - 1972
Paula J. Clayton, James A. Halikas, William L. Maurice
Placebo run-in period in studies of depressive disordersBritish Journal of Psychiatry - Tập 173 Số 3 - Trang 242-248 - 1998
F M Quitkin, Patrick J. McGrath, J W Stewart, Katja Ocepek‐Welikson, Bonnie P. Taylor, Edward V. Nunes, Deborah Delivannides, Vito Agosti, Steven Donovan, Donald C. Ross, Eva Petkova, Donald F. Klein
BackgroundIn spite of the virtually ubiquitous nature of the initial 10-day
placebo run-in period (IPR) in drug trials, there is little empirical data
establishing its relevance.MethodData from 593 subjects were examined
retrospectively to determine whether or not the prognosis of subjects minimally
improved during the IPR was different to those who were unimproved. The IPR
period was single-blind... hiện toàn bộ
Antidepressant medicationsv.cognitive therapy in people with depression with or without personality disorderBritish Journal of Psychiatry - Tập 192 Số 2 - Trang 124-129 - 2008
Jay C. Fournier, Robert J. DeRubeis, Richard C. Shelton, Robert Gallop, Jay D. Amsterdam, Steven D. Hollon
BackgroundThere is conflicting evidence about comorbid personality pathology in
depression treatments.AimsTo test the effects of antidepressant drugs and
cognitive therapy in people with depression distinguished by the presence or
absence of personality disorder.MethodRandom assignment of 180 out-patients with
depression to 16 weeks of antidepressant medication or cognitive therapy. Random
assignm... hiện toàn bộ
Somatoform disorders in general practiceBritish Journal of Psychiatry - Tập 184 Số 6 - Trang 470-476 - 2004
Margot W. M. de Waal, Ingrid Arnold, Just Eekhof, Albert M. van Hemert
BackgroundGeneral practitioners play a pivotal part in the recognition and
treatment of psychiatric disorders. Identifying somatoform disorders is
important for the choice of treatment.AimsTo quantify the prevalence of, and
functional impairment associated with, somatoform disorders, and their
comorbidity with anxiety/depressive disorders.MethodTwo-stage prevalence study:
a set of questionnaires w... hiện toàn bộ
Postnatal depression across countries and cultures: a qualitative studyBritish Journal of Psychiatry - Tập 184 Số S46 - Trang s10-s16 - 2004
Margaret R. Oates, John Cox, Stella Neema, Paul Asten, Nine M.-C. Glangeaud-Freudenthal, Bárbara Figueiredo, Laura Gorman, Sue Hacking, Emma Hirst, Martin Kammerer, Claudia M. Klier, Gertrude Seneviratne, Mary Jo Smith, Anne‐Laure Sutter‐Dallay, Vania Valoriani, Birgitta Wickberg, Keiko Yoshida
BackgroundPostnatal depression seems to be a universal condition with similar
rates in different countries. However, anthropologists question the
cross-cultural equivalence of depression, particularly at a life stage so
influenced by cultural factors.AimsTo develop a qualitative method to explore
whether postnatal depression is universally recognised, attributed and described
and to enquire into p... hiện toàn bộ
Schizophrenia and suicide: Systematic review of risk factorsBritish Journal of Psychiatry - Tập 187 Số 1 - Trang 9-20 - 2005
Keith Hawton, Lesley Sutton, Camilla Haw, Julia Sinclair, Jonathan J Deeks
BackgroundSuicide risk is greatly increased in schizophrenia. Detection of those
at risk is clinically important.AimsTo identify risk factors for suicide in
schizophrenia.MethodThe international literature on case-control and cohort
studies of patients with schizophrenia or related conditions in which suicide
was reported as an outcome was systematically reviewed. Studies were identified
through s... hiện toàn bộ