BACKGROUND Comorbidity of depressive and anxiety disorders is common and has been shown to be a consistent predictor of chronicity. Comorbidity patterns among specific depressive and anxiety disorders have not been extensively reported. This study examines comorbidity patterns and temporal sequencing of separate depressive and anxiety disorders using data from a large psychiatric cohort. METH...

We discuss comorbidity, continuity, and discontinuity of anxiety-related disorders from the perspective of a two-dimensional neuropsychology of fear (threat avoidance) and anxiety (threat approach). Pharmacological dissection of the "neurotic" disorders justifies both a categorical division between fear and anxiety and a subdivision of each mapped to a hierarchy of neural modules that process d...

The objective was to determine the effectiveness of a psychological intervention program for the management of anxiety and depression for patients with potentially lethal cardiac arrhythmia with a portable pacemaker. 11 patients from the Cardiology General Hospital of Mexico were evaluated. Cognitive behavioral intervention was conducted once a week for six weeks, for the management of anxiety ...

AIM Describe levels of depression, anxiety and stress among users of an urban/rural health centre, analyse sex differences and comorbidity between depression, anxiety and stress. METHOD Descriptive co-relational study with a Portuguese version of DASS-21; consecutive sample (n=343). RESULTS 40.52%, 43.48% and 45.06% of individuals present some degree of depression, anxiety and of stress, re...

background: anxiety and depression during the pregnancy period are among the factors affecting the pregnancy undesirable outcomes and delivery. one way of controlling anxiety and depression is mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy . the purpose of this study was to compare the efficiency of mindfulness based on the islamic-spiritual schemas and group cognitive behavioral therapy on reduc...

Although the comorbidity issues in psychiatry have received a wide recognition for at least the last 20 years and caused a great stream of publications all over the world, many questions remain unanswered. It concerns as phenomenon of comorbidity itself, as plausible explanation of its origin. Little is known, why in some patients the so-called pure (non comorbid) psychopathological states pres...

The objective was to investigate the prevalence of psychiatric comorbidity in adults with hypothalamic hamartoma (HH). A standardized clinical interview and assessment scales were used to assess for depression, anxiety, personality, and sexual behavior, based on previous findings in the pediatric population. We found a high prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders, with Major Depressive Disorde...

ackground: Although comorbidity of anxiety with depression is common, investigations of physiologic abnormalities related pecifically to comorbidity are rare. This study examined relationships of DSM-IV-defined depression, anxiety, and their comorbidity o noradrenergic function measured by blunting of the growth hormone (GH) response to the alpha2 adrenoreceptor agonist (and midazoline receptor...