Discussed at the meeting “Focus on Primary Care Management of Depression,” October 15–16, 1998, in Charleston, S.C., held by the International Consensus Group on Depression and Anxiety. The Consensus Meeting was supported by an unrestricted educational grant from SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals. Reprint requests to: James C. Ballenger, M.D., Medical University of South Carolina, Department o...

ymptoms of common psychiatric disorders such as major depressive disorder (MDD) and attention

Many mental disorders are caused due to improper regulation of the brain and depression is one such. It affects both children adults very common among teenagers. There many challenges clinicians face regarding management this disease. These have prompted development various neuroimaging techniques that effectively diagnose condition. The main Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Positron emission t...

BACKGROUND Social anxiety disorder (SAD) (also known as "social phobia") is frequently comorbid with major depression, and in such cases, almost always precedes it. This has led to interest in SAD as a possible modifier of the risk and/or course of mood disorders. METHODS Data come from a prospective, longitudinal epidemiologic study of adolescents and young adults (aged 14-24 years) in Munic...

OBJECTIVES To assess the available evidence on the prevalence, aetiology, treatment, and prevention of anxiety and depressive disorders in Pakistan. DESIGN Systematic review of published literature. STUDIES REVIEWED 20 studies, of which 17 gave prevalence estimates and 11 discussed risk factors. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Prevalence of anxiety and depressive disorders, risk factors, effects of...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the presence of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Dysthymic Disorder (DD) in a sample of Italian children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and to explore specific features of comorbid depressive disorders in ADHD. METHODS Three hundred and sixty-six consecutive, drug-naïve Caucasian Italian outpatients with ADHD were recruited and comorbid disorders...

OBJECTIVE Reliance on the categorical model of psychiatric disorders has led to neglected study of posttraumatic sequelae that fall short of full criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Substantial disability and suicidal risk is associated with subthreshold PTSD, but this association has not been well studied. In addition, no studies have examined the role of comorbidity in explaini...