BACKGROUND We have previously reported higher and more variable salivary morning cortisol in 13-year-old adolescents whose mothers were depressed in the postnatal period, compared with control group adolescents whose mothers did not develop postnatal depression (PND). This observation suggested a biological mechanism by which intrafamilial risk for depressive disorder may be transmitted. In the...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between the traditional Chinese practice of postpartum care, known as zuoyuezi, and postpartum depression (PPD) in China. METHODS A total of 342 Chinese women were surveyed 6- to 8-weeks post partum using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and items assessing sociodemographics, health history, peripartum experiences, zuoyuezi, and social su...

In this paper, we characterize major depression (MD) as a complex dynamic system in which symptoms (e.g., insomnia and fatigue) are directly connected to one another in a network structure. We hypothesize that individuals can be characterized by their own network with unique architecture and resulting dynamics. With respect to architecture, we show that individuals vulnerable to developing MD a...

BACKGROUND There is uncertainty about the efficacy of lamotrigine in bipolar depressive episodes. AIMS To synthesise the evidence for the efficacy of lamotrigine in bipolar depressive episodes. METHOD Systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomised controlled trials comparing lamotrigine with placebo. RESULTS Individual data from 1072 participants from five ...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of antepartum and postpartum depression (PPD) and its association with certain risk factors was evaluated. METHOD The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was applied and sociodemographic data was obtained at the beginning of the third trimester of pregnancy and at 4-6 weeks postpartum. RESULTS The prevalence of depression was 24.3% during pregnancy (n=600 w...

background: studies suggest a high prevalence of anxiety and depression in breast cancer patients compared with other types of cancer. note that depression and anxiety influence other important parameters such as the patient's psychological status, quality of life, patients´ immune system, efficiency of treatment, duration of hospitalization and survival, the researchers design and implement st...

purpose: to detect the prevalence of dry eye after vitrectomy and its influencing factors. methods: schirmer i, tear basic secretion test and tear breakup time was done preoperatively and 3 months postoperatively on consecutive patients undergoing vitrectomy in khatam hospital from 2005 to 2006. eyes with previous peritomies of more than 120◦ and symptoms of dry eye or tear tests compatible wit...

a b s t r a c t introduction: mercury is the second most metal pollutant in the world and has the potential to induce many pathologic conditions, especially in nervous system, such as depression. here we tried to find out if nitric oxide has any possible role in the pathophysiology of depression induced by this metal. although the role of nitric oxide has been shown in mood control, here we use...

It was the aim of this study to investigate the impact of major depressive disorder (MDD) on judgment of emotions expressed at the verbal (semantic content) and non-verbal (prosody) level and to assess whether evaluation of verbal content correlate with self-ratings of depression-related symptoms as assessed by Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). We presented positive, neutral, and negative words ...

BACKGROUND It has been debated as to whether the polarity of mood disorder (bipolar versus unipolar) has prognostic significance for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) outcome. In the treatment guidelines, ECT is recommended more readily for unipolar depression and not so for bipolar depression. This study aims to examine efficacy of bipolar and unipolar depression to ECT in a real life naturalist...