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; ...... 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 effe...... 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.... 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 min...... 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.<...... 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...... 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 cohor...... hiện toàn bộ
High-potency cannabis and the risk of psychosisBritish Journal of Psychiatry - Tập 195 Số 6 - Trang 488-491 - 2009
Marta Di Forti, Craig Morgan, Paola Dazzan, Carmine M. Pariante, Valeria Mondelli, Tiago Reis Marques, Rowena Handley, Sonija Luzi, Manuela Russo, Alessandra Paparelli, Alexander Butt, Simona A. Stilo, Ben Wiffen, John Powell, Robin Murray
BackgroundPeople who use cannabis have an increased risk of psychosis an effect attributed to the active ingredient δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC). There has recently been concern over an increase in the concentration of Δ9-THC in the cannabis available in many countries.AimsTo investigate w...... hiện toàn bộ