OBJECTIVES This was a cross-sectional survey to evaluate the physical and emotional impact of wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD) on a global cohort of patients who were receiving (or had previously received) antivascular endothelial growth factor injections, and caregivers (paid and unpaid). METHODS The survey was performed in nine countries using an ophthalmologist-devised questionn...

OBJECTIVE To analyze gait patterns associated with sadness and depression. Embodiment theories suggest a reciprocal relationship between bodily expression and the way in which emotions are processed. METHODS In Study 1, the gait patterns of 14 inpatients suffering from major depression were compared with those of matched never-depressed participants. In Study 2, we employed musical mood induc...

UNLABELLED The aim was to establish if the memory bias for sad faces, reported in clinically depressed patients (Gilboa-Schechtman, Erhard Weiss, & Jeczemien, 2002; Ridout, Astell, Reid, Glen, & O'Carroll, 2003) generalizes to sub-clinical depression (dysphoria) and experimentally induced sadness. Study 1: dysphoric (n=24) and non-dysphoric (n=20) participants were presented with facial stimuli...

This study examines the past year relationship between GPA and experiencing a combination of two primary depression symptoms, feeling sad and losing interest in usual activities for at least two consecutive weeks, among high school students during 2001–2009. The GPA loss associated with sadness, as defined above, falls from slightly less than a plus/minus mark to around 0.1 point when commonly ...

OBJECTIVE To overview limitations to the concept and construct of major depression. METHOD The objectives in initially conceptualizing major depression are examined against its subsequent utility and relevance to clinicians and researchers. RESULTS It is argued that, as defined, major depression does not differentiate clinical depression well from expressions of non-clinical depression or s...

BACKGROUND The goal of this study was to assess the association between bullying and symptoms of depression among middle school students in Chile. METHODS Secondary data analysis of Chile's 2004 Global School-Based Health Survey. RESULTS A total of 8131 middle school students participated in the study. Forty-seven percent of students reported having been bullied in the past month and 30% re...

Infertility, usually defined as the failure of a couple to conceive after 12 months of regular unprotected intercourse. Infertility sometimes is occurred with psychoemotional distress such as anxiety, interpersonal problems, disappointment, sadness, anger and depression. During the time infertile couples attempt to get pregnant, women with fertility problems experience more negative emotional f...

Recovery from emotional challenge and increased tolerance of negative affect are both hallmarks of mental health. Mindfulness training (MT) has been shown to facilitate these outcomes, yet little is known about its mechanisms of action. The present study employed functional MRI (fMRI) to compare neural reactivity to sadness provocation in participants completing 8 weeks of MT and waitlisted con...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate whether doctors are investigating depression in the elderly. METHODS Cross-sectional population-based survey, including individuals aged 60 years or above, resident in the urban area of Pelotas, Brazil. The sample was selected using a multiple-stage protocol based on Brazilian census data. RESULTS We interviewed 583 subjects (losses and refusals: 4.7%). We found that ...