BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Stress and burnout impact resident physicians. This prospective study tests the hypothesis that a mindfulness-based resilience intervention would decrease stress and burnout in residents. METHODS Resident physicians from the Departments of Family Medicine, Psychiatry, and Anesthesia at Duke University, Durham, NC, USA, participated in two or three 1-hour sessions of m...

Individual psychological health can be seen from the of skin. Some skin diseases such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis exacerbated by problems. Based on this, a collaboration between specialist doctors psychologists is needed to screen for disorders in sufferers. One screening instrument Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS)-21; this study aims test its validity reliability. Non-probability ...

OBJECTIVE Results from studies examining associations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations and depressive symptoms are equivocal. We investigated the relationship between serum 25(OH)D concentrations and symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in a cross-sectional analysis of a population-based sample of young adults participating in the Western Australian Pregnancy Coh...

OBJECTIVE This study examined the assessment of the negative emotional constructs of depression, anxiety and stress with the short version (21 items) of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21) in elderly patients (age > 60 years) with persistent pain. DESIGN A convenience sample of 2,045 patients attending a tertiary referral pain centre were categorized by age and included a group age...

OBJECTIVE The Humulus lupulus L. plant (hops) is used as a herbal medicinal product for anxiety/mood disorders. Our aim was to study the effects of a hops dry extract on self-reported depression, anxiety and stress levels in young adults. DESIGN Apparently healthy young adults from our university completed the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) and those reporting at least mild depr...

METHODS: A cross-sectional study involving 43 parents with CTEV child was conducted from 18 July till 27 August 2016. Self-administered Malay version of Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 items (DASS-21) is used to measure the psychological wellbeing of the parents and the Malay version of Brief COPE is used to measure coping strategies. Data were analysed using frequencies, percentages and...