this study was designed to examine the antidepressant effect of celecoxib (200 mg/day) augmentation of sertraline in the treatment of female patients with first episode of major depression over 8 weeks of therapy.thirty female outpatients diagnosed with first episode of major depression, were recruited for this study. participants were randomly assigned into two equal groups receiving either se...

objective: the present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy (mct) and cognitive-behavior therapy (cbt) in treating iranian patients with major depressive disorder (mdd). methods: thirty three outpatients meeting dsm-iv-tr criteria for mdd without any other axis i and ii disorders were randomly assigned to one of three treatment conditions, i.e. mct, cbt and pharmaco...

objective: early maladaptive schemas (emss) or fundamental beliefs that underpin stable and trait-like psychological disorders are chronic and relapsing. in, active schemas in dysthymic patients with major depression have been compared with healthy individuals.the purpose of this study was to compare early maladaptive schemas (young, 2003, 1990) in dysthymic patients with major depression and h...

objective: to evaluate the relation between major depressions and glucose control index in type 2 diabetes mellitus. materials and methods: one- hundred thirty four patients with type 2 diabetes were enrolled in this study. hamilton rating scale for depression (ham-d) and hba1c were measured in patients. linear mixed-model analysis was applied to determine the relation between hba1c levels and ...

introduction: depression and anxiety, in particular panic disorder are considered common psychological problems associated with major functional disorders. on the other hand, some medical disorders such as thyroid disease may have the same manifestation or accelerate the process. this following is a closer examination of the issue trough the study of a group of patients referred to a psychiatri...