...), alternative reference standards, primarily the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) and the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), tended to misclassify major depression status, when controlling for depression symptom severity. However, there was an important lack of precision...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Major depression Mindfulness-based therapy Nonpharmacological intervention Functional connectivity Frontoparietal network Dear Editor, Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with abnormal functional interactions...

...Lynn Boschloo; Robert A. Schoevers; Aartjan T.F. Beekman; Johannes H. Smit; Albert M. van Hemert; Brenda W.J.H. Penninx Background: Much is still unclear about the mechanisms underlying the course of major depressive disorder (MDD). This study aimed to identify risk factors that predict a poor...

... advertised or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Adult Antipsychotics Major depression...

...Kathleen O’Donnell; Joyce Y. Chung Background: Although major depression commonly occurs in medically ill patients, it can be difficult to diagnose since depression and many medical illnesses share common physical symptoms. Methods: This study was designed to evaluate patients with end-stage renal...

... outpatients with and without comorbid personality disorders, to determine the effect of a fixed dose of fluoxetine on personality disorders, and to assess the predictive value of personality disorder diagnoses at baseline with regard to response to fluoxetine. Eighty-three outpatients with major depressive...

...Lena C. Quilty; Kathryn M. Godfrey; Sidney H. Kennedy; R. Michael Bagby Background: The temperament harm avoidance (HA) has consistently demonstrated an association with major depressive disorder (MDD), serotonin functioning and reduction in depression symptoms in response to antidepressant...

... for major depression approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Included studies enrolled outpatient participants aged 18–65, lasted 6–12 weeks, compared an antidepressant to placebo or another antidepressant and were published in English after 1985. Excluded trials enrolled inpatients, pregnant women...

.... Conclusions: This study suggests that single-family and multi-family therapy may benefit hospitalized patients with major depression, and may help the partners of the patients to become aware of the patient’s improvement more quickly. 13 2 2009 © 2009 S. Karger AG, Basel 2009 Copyright / Drug...

... months. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the MOODS-SR is sensitive to change in depression status and may help the clinician to detect symptoms and signs not considered by established symptom severity scales. 13 2 2009 Mood Sensitivity to change Spectrum Major depression Predictive...

... with psychotic and nonpsychotic major depression were provided with efficacious combined therapies (medication plus cognitive, behavioral or family therapies). Although similar in severity during acute hospitalization, patients with PD showed greater depression severity at postoutpatient treatment and at 6-month...

... was the validation of a simplified definition for anger attacks. Methods: Anger attacks were assessed in 203 patients suffering from major depression with the Anger Attacks Questionnaire. The first three items of the questionnaire (irritability, overreaction to minor annoyances, episodes with inappropriate anger...

... benzodiazepine medication before entering the program. Only patients with a current diagnosis of major depression were included in the study. A follow-up study (n = 207, 90% of the original sample), on average 2.3 years after completion of the treatment program, was carried out to estimate the use...

...-oriented CBT approach for 80 patients with panic disorder including 35 patients with current comorbid major depression. Assessments took place 6 months before treatment, at the beginning and end of treatment, and 1 year later. Structured interviews and multiple clinical self-rating scales were used...

... Clinical Interview for DSM III-R. Results: For the sample, 69% had axis I conditions. Major depression, undifferentiated somatoform and posttraumatic stress disorders were the most common diagnoses. Reports of traumatic events were associated with both posttraumatic stress disorder (p < 0.05...