Psychotic disorders and major depression, both typically adult-onset conditions, often co-occur. At younger ages psychotic experiences and depressive symptoms are often reported in the community. We used a genetically sensitive longitudinal design to investigate the relationship between psychotic experiences and depressive symptoms in adolescence. A representative community sample of twins from...

We addressed several questions regarding the relation of anxiety sensitivity to anxious symptoms among 47 youth psychiatric inpatients (18 boys, 29 girls), ages 9-17 (M = 14.23, SD = 1.89). Participants completed measures of anxiety sensitivity, anxious and depressive symptoms, trait anxiety, and positive and negative affect; chart diagnoses were available. Consistent with hypotheses, we found ...

BACKGROUND Unexplained symptoms are associated with depression and anxiety. This association is largely based on cross-sectional research of symptoms experienced by patients but not of symptoms presented to the GP. AIM To investigate whether unexplained symptoms as presented to the GP predict mental disorders. DESIGN AND SETTING Cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of data from a pract...

The utility of different reality negotiation strategies among 57 persons who had traumatically acquired severe physical disabilities was examined. It was predicted that a sense of goal-directed determination ("agency"; Snyder, 1989) would predict lower depression and psychosocial impairment scores soon after injury. To meet the demands of rehabilitation and social integration, however, it was h...

Depression is a psychological disorder, which, if untreated, may deteriorate the quality of one’s life. Therefore, to tackle it, its early screening and accurate grading are much needed. The success of soft computing largely stands on its effective ways of handling uncertainty, which is often encountered in a clinical diagnosis. This paper proposes application of soft computing techniques to au...

This study examined the relationship between three mental health constructs and perceived cultural attitudes toward homosexuality among lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals. Specifically, differences in perceived cultural attitudes and depression, self-esteem, and perceived stress between 49 Iranians and 47 Americans were compared. It was hypothesized that (a) perceived cultural attitudes tow...

Relations among academic stress, depression, and suicidal ideation were examined in 1,108 Asian adolescents 12-18 years old from a secondary school in Singapore. Using Baron and Kenny's [J Pers Soc Psychol 51:1173-1192, 1986] framework, this study tested the prediction that adolescent depression mediated the relationship between academic stress and suicidal ideation in a four-step process. The ...

Since the introduction of antidepressants to psychopharmacology in the 1960s, the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) has been the most frequently used rating scale for depression. When used as a scale for prediction of outcome with antidepressants, the HAM-D, by its total score, has obtained limited use analogous to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 4th ed (DSM-IV...

Locus of control has been highlighted as a variable related to mental health and well-being, well being indicated predictor for psychopathologies such depression anxiety. To verify these relationships, the aim this study was present two path analysis models associations between locus control, depression, anxiety, emotional dysregulation. A sample 327 participants (Mage = 38.3 years, SD 12.8), b...

• We synthesize ADHD neuroimaging findings on the reward system with in obesity, depression, and substance use disorder. analyze from monetary incentive delay (MID) discounting (DD) tasks, striatal connectivity volumetry. discuss these features ADHD, depression disorder ask whether heterogeneity comorbidity are reflected by a common dysregulation system. highlight conceptual issues related to h...