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Showing 1 to 20 of 99 for “"Depression, Mental."”.
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Rhetorical dimensions of 20th century depression memoirs: Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, William Styron's Darkness Visible, & Kay Redfield Jamison's An Unquiet Mind
… of three popular autobiographical acts about depression from the American 20th century: Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar, William Styron’s Darkness Visible and Kay Redfield Jamison's An Unquiet Mind. This dissertation explores the question: how do these memoirs of depression work as rhetorical …
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Experiences and Perceptions of Depression in Young Black Men after Incarceration
… which place many young Black men at risk for depression. However, very little is known about depression in young Black men or how depression is experienced and perceived by those with a felony record. Further, cultural and gender divergences from traditional clinical definitions and …
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Assessment of problem-solving therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy and an SSRI in the treatment of a single subject presenting with major depressive disorder and dysthymia
… determine empirically supported treatments for depression. Based upon this review, this study examined and evaluated the effectiveness of various treatments determined in the current literature to be the best practice in treating depression in adults. The subject was a 44 year old Caucasian …
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Psychological correlates of unemployment, low self-esteem and depression
… effects including loss of self-esteem, severe depression, loss of social status, alcohol abuse, suicide, minor psychiatric morbidity and the probability of being identified as a psychiatric patient or a client. In this study the researcher focuses on unemployment and its psychological …
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Early PHQ-9 implementation at an outpatient psychiatric clinic
… clients for psychiatric care at an outpatient mental health clinic, does early implementation of the PHQ-9 at time of patient inquiry compared with current practice of PHQ-9 distribution after the initial conversation with the RN decrease the time between patient inquiry and pre-visit PHQ-9 …
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A NEUROPHARMACOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF LEARNED HELPLESSNESS IN RAT (GENETICS).
… three experiments suggest that there are fundamental differences in the way the CNS of helpless-prone rats and helpless-resistant rats cope with unpredictable and inescapable footshock. The goal of Experiment I was to search for a correlation between LH and receptor changes in the frontal …
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Attitudes towards the Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression among South Asian Muslim Americans
… United States, very little is known about their mental health needs or concerns. In an effort to better understand their mental health needs, this study explores the attitudes towards the diagnosis and treatment of depression among South Asian Muslim Americans, specifically examining how …
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The impact of exercise on depression and psychological well-being
… interventions to be established that prevent mental illness and promote mental health. This study set out to investigate the impact of exercise as a treatment option for depression and low levels of psychological well-being over a two-month period. A comprehensive literature review examining …
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Case study to evaluate effectiveness of a treatment approach for major depression
… in individual psychotherapy, was given the Beck Depression Inventory during the fourth and final sessions, completed a satisfaction survey during the final session and self-reported his substance use throughout his time in psychotherapy. The literature review indicated that the three …
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Case study to assess the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy and psychotropic medications as a treatment approach for an adult male with major depressive disorder and opioid dependence
… based program using CBT techniques. The Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI) was administered before and after treatment. Results indicated that CBT was effective treatment for the client in the study with a diagnosis of depression and opioid dependence. Self report and follow-up contacts at three …
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Cognitive behavioral therapy with non-ambulatory clients in the treatment of depressive symptoms
… a non-ambulatory client experiencing dysthymic depression. Using a single subject AB design, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy was implemented during weekly sessions with Beck Depression Inventory and the Leahy Anxiety Checklist for Patients as outcome measures. Results suggest that Cognitive …
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Effectiveness of a treatment approach for major depressive disorder: a case study
… psychoeducational and gestalt. The Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) was used as an outcome measure. It was administered at the third, seventh, eleventh, fifteenth, and nineteenth session. Results indicated a decrease in depressive symptomotology over the course of treatment. Client …
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Effects of rumination on internal and external locus of control
… Locus of Control Scale (LOC), and the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II). Previous literature has not examined the relationship between rumination and locus of control. It was hypothesized that ruminative thought and external locus of control would be positively correlated. Correlations …
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Effectiveness of a treatment approach for comorbid major depressive disorder and borderline personality disorder: a case study
… Personality Disorder in a community based mental health agency. The client's psychosocial assessment is presented and the empirical treatment literature related to the client's diagnosis is reviewed. A variety of outcome measures were used. Results indicated the treatment was effective: the …
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Early maladaptive schemas mediating the relationship between perceptions of early parenting and depression and anxiety
… pessimistic/fearful, and punitive mother with depression. EMS's mediated the emotionally depriving, overprotective, belittling, pessimistic/fearful, controlling, and emotionally inhibited father with depression. EMS's also mediated the emotionally depriving, overprotective, emotionally …
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The relationship between early maladaptive schemas, chronic and acute depression, and help seeking behaviors
<p>Depression is a disorder that affects many people's lives; approximately 24% of Americans are diagnosed with some form of depression in their lifetime. In order to effectively treat depression we must first understand the disorder and how the symptoms affect people. This study aims to …
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Do mindfulness, rumination or social problem-solving factors predict distress?
Depression and anxiety continue to be prevalent concerns, with lifetime prevalence rates of 41% for depressive symptoms and 15% for anxious symptoms. Reputable studies confirm that high self-reported mindful awareness and social problem solving are both individually related to a lower severity of …
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Are your parents to blame? Disentangling temperament, parenting style, and schemas in the development of depressive symptoms
… to measure the endorsement of schemas; the Beck Depression Inventory to measure symptoms of depression; the Young Parenting Inventory to measure perceived parenting; and the Adult Temperament Questionnaire to measure temperament traits. Hierarchical linear regressions were conducted to determine …
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