Depression is the most common mood and psychiatric disorder. The aim of this comprehensive study was to provide a complete picture of the prevalence and risk factors of depression. The study employed a systematic review methodology, searching Iranian and international databases. After screening and evaluating the articles, a synthesis of 53 articles was accumulated. A meta-analysis of the studi...

background : one of the important requirements for cultural, social and even economic development is having a book-loving nation. in order to achieve this, there is a need for purposeful and continuous programming. the purpose of this research was to determine the relationship between students' study habits, happiness and depression in isfahan university of medical science. methods : this resea...

The burden of depression significantly impacts the patient, the health care system, and society, at large. Medication management guided by pharmacogenetics has been shown to increase therapeutic efficacy and improve symptoms in patients diagnosed with depression, but limited data are available on the cost savings of pharmacogenetic-guided interventions outside of psychiatric clinical specialtie...

A 35 year old, married, educated woman of well to do economic condition who was referred by court for psychiatric opinion was found to suffer from "Kleptomania" with "recurrent major depressive disorder." The patient had been stealing and hoarding (at times giving away when caught) defective and useless objects for the past 3 years .mostly during periods of depression and had been arrested twic...

This is a cross sectional study, conducted in 45 pregnant women coming for antenatal check ups in the eastern regional hospitals in Nepal. Hamilton -Depression Scale (HAM-d) was applied after initial psychiatry work up to all women who were selected for the interview. Analysis revealed about half of the pregnant women having some form of depression. Life events (e.g. chronic illness in the fami...

Patterns of mental health are clearly associated with life circumstances, including educational and economic opportunities, access to safe and supportive neighborhoods, socially structured exposures to stressors and to supportive relationships. In this article, we examine the social and economic correlates of depressive symptoms among African American women residing within a predominantly Afric...

INTRODUCTION Depression is a well known health problem worldwide. Prevalence of depressive disorders varies in different societies. AIM to determine the prevalence of depressive disorders and some associated factors in Rasht City (Northern part of Iran). MATERIALS AND METHODS 4020 subjects were selected among 394925 residents of Rasht aged between 18-70 during 2003 - 2004. In the first phas...

BACKGROUND The aim of the qualitative study reported here was to: 1) explain the observed clustering of postnatal depressive symptoms in South Western Sydney; and 2) identify group-level mechanisms that would add to our understanding of the social determinants of maternal depression. METHODS Critical realism provided the methodological underpinning for the study. The setting was four local go...

Many people regard depression as a character flaw or personal weakness. However, depression is a serious medical problem and public health concern in America. The economic cost of this illness has been estimated to be between $30-44 billion annually, and affects nearly 18 million adults each year. Depression is not simply having the blues, or having transitory feelings of sadness. It often invo...

Depression is a severe and usually recurrent mental disorder which leads to a prominent impairment of physical and social functioning, a reduced quality of life of the patients, implies as well an increased morbidity and mortality. Reducing the social-economic depression burden is possible in the optimization of decision-making process of antidepressant choice (including SSRIs and SNRIs) based ...