BACKGROUND We explored experiences of depression diagnosis and treatment amongst multimorbid patients referred to a metropolitan multidisciplinary outpatient clinic to identify commonalities across this patient group. METHODS Patients with two or more chronic conditions and a diagnosis of depression participated in semi-structured interviews that were digitally recorded and transcribed. Thema...

Objective: To describe educational interventions as a possibility of preventing depression in elderly people living housing project. Methods: The study was developed four stages – situational diagnosis reality; planning; implementation; and evaluation actions carried out 2018 –, based on the action-research method analyzed through methodological process Collective Subject Discourse. Results: Af...

Depressive symptoms are common in HIV-infected patients. In a 1991 survey of patients presenting to the Johns Hopkins HIV clinic for their first medical visit, the AIDS Psychiatry Service found that 54% of patients had Axis I (nonsubstance abuse) psychiatric disorders, including 20% with major depression and 18% with depressive symptoms associated with adjustment disorder (Lyketsos et al, Int J...

PURPOSE The purpose of this research was to examine associations among 2 separate Minimum Data Set-Home Care (MDS-HC) depression measures (the Depression Rating Scale [DRS] and medical diagnosis of depression) with billed antidepressant medications in Medicaid paid claim files. DESIGN AND METHODS The sample for this cross-sectional research included 3,041 Medicaid-eligible older adult partici...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE One in 3 stroke survivors has aphasia (impaired language comprehension and expressive abilities). Conventionally, depression diagnosis uses language-based methods. We aimed to systematically review methods that have been used to diagnose depression and adaptations to these methods intended for people with aphasia. METHODS We systematically reviewed stroke studies (to Ja...

The authors analyzed 329 referrals for psychiatric consultation from medical and surgical wards. They found depression to be the most prevalent diagnosis (34%), with Major Depression being the most common DSM-III subtype (49%). Depression was predominant in the elderly (p less than 0.05), in women (p less than 0.05), and in patients with a high degree of psychosocial stressors (p less than 0.01...

Depression is a common complication of cancer, occurring in about 25% of all patients. If left untreated, depression can contribute to poor treatment compliance, increased hospital stays, and mortality. Medical issues, as well as psychosocial stressors, can complicate the diagnosis of depression in people with cancer. This article describes the clinical presentation of depression in cancer pati...

OBJECTIVES Assessment of atypical symptoms in various types of depressive disorders, using the author's questionnaire for symptoms of atypical depression. METHODS The study involved 70 patients with a diagnosis of depressive episode in the course of recurrent depression, 54 patients with a diagnosis of depressive episode in bipolar disorder (BD) and 58 patients with a diagnosis of dysthymia. ...

Aim. Assessment of atypical symptoms in various types of depressive disorders using the author’s questionnaire for symptoms of atypical depression. Methods. The study involved 70 patients with a diagnosis of depressive episode in the course of recurrent depression, 54 patients with a diagnosis of depressive episode in bipolar disorder (BD) and 58 patients with a diagnosis of dysthymia. To asses...

BACKGROUND: Much has been learned in recent years about the diagnosis and treatment of depression, a serious, commonly overlooked psychiatric illness often seen initially by the primary care physician. The objective of this article is to review the diagnosis and treatment of depression in primary care practice. METHOD: Relevant articles on depression were identified by a comprehensive MEDLINE s...