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Executive Function Differences In Medicated Depressed, Non-Medicated Depressed, And Non-Medicated Non-Depressed Individuals
… current study was to assess the performance of depressed young adults on tests of executive function, while addressing the variables of age and medication status, which have been inconsistently measured in previous research. It was hypothesized that statistically significant group differences …
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Depressed Children's Friendships
… children for an observational study. Fifty depressed target children and 36 nondepressed target children were each paired with their self-reported best friend to participate in a videotaped game-playing interaction and to report on the characteristics of that friendship. Target dyads were …
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Recognition memory and response bias in elderly demented, depressed, and demented/depressed patients
Elderly depressed patients are often referred for a neuropsychological examination to evaluate their cognitive abilities and to assist in making a differential diagnosis of dementia vs. depression when the etiology of presenting symptoms is unclear. Indices of discrimination (i.e., the ability to …
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Mechanisms by which exercise promotes cognitive function in both depressed and non-depressed individuals
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating disease characterized by low mood, memory deficits, poor sleep quality and alterations in biochemical markers associated with neuroplasticity. Less than half of MDD patients receive an efficacious treatment, warranting the need for novel treatment …
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Intentional forgetting in depressed states
… previous research on intentional forgetting in depressed states. The first experiment used the think/no-think paradigm, and found that although dysphoric individuals were significantly worse at suppressing emotional (positive and negative) words than non-dysphoric individuals, both groups were …
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Specific domains of self-esteem in adolescents : Differences between suicide ideated, depressed and non-depressed samples
… including 53 from the general population, 33 non-depressed and 20 depressed and, 25 adolescents who are receiving therapy after being diagnosed with recent experiences of suicidal ideation. Four research questions are posed to explore comparisons between the three groups in different domains of …
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Mechanisms by which exercise promotes hippocampal function in both depressed and non-depressed individuals: A feasibility study
… may also improve hippocampal function in depressed humans. One way exercise may improve brain function is by normalizing levels of the hormone cortisol, and its toxic effects on the hippocampus. Exercise may also normalize levels of biochemical markers called cytokines involved in …
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A Comparison of depressed and nondepressed male batterers
… and court ordered male batterers: those who are depressed (n = 39), and those who are not depressed (n = 61). These two groups are compared along the following variables: alcohol use, anger, anxiety, beliefs about wife beating, jealousy, marital satisfaction, couple differentiation, psychological …
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Attributions others assign to depressed individuals and their relationship to severity of depressive symptoms, amount of contact, and familiarity with depressed individuals
… attributions and their relationships with depressed individuals that may impact recovery from the disorder. This research investigated causal and controllability attributions that others assign to individuals with depression by distributing a questionnaire to faculty and administrative …
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Go for a Walk! Monitoring Walking for Depressed Mood
<p>Literature suggests that exercise has benefits for health and mood. For people suffering from depression however, even summoning motivation to go for a walk can seem impossible, no matter the alleged benefits. My study builds on current articles suggesting that wearable technology like …
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Aggressive and depressed: long-term outcomes of childhood maltreatment
<p>"Prior research has established a relationship between childhood maltreatment and resulting maladaptive outcomes, specifically, aggressive behaviors and depressive symptomology. The present research sought to extend the current body of literature by determining whether distinctive forms and …
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Neuroimaging Depression Risk in a Sample of Never-Depressed Children
… is known about the neural substrates of never-depressed children’s depression risk. Of the few studies that have used neuroimaging techniques to characterize risk-based differences in children’s neural structure, function, and functional connectivity, most have used samples that include …
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The effects of a depressed expressway : a Detroit case study
Thesis (M.U.P.)--Michigan State University of Agriculture and Applied Science. Dept. of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, 1956
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Brain Electrical Activity in Infants of Depressed and Anxious Mothers
Numerous studies suggest that positive and negative emotions are associated with different patterns of cerebral hemisphere activation and that specific patterns of electroencephalographic (EEG) asymmetry may indicate risk for depression and anxiety. The extant developmental psychopathology …
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Associations between affective traits and endothelial function in depressed adults
Depressed adults are at increased risk of developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, heterogeneity in the depressed population engenders a key question: Are there subgroups of depressed adults at greater risk of developing CVD? Because other affective traits – i.e., anxiety, …
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Art Therapy Group for Depressed Mothers in Substance Abuse Remission
… What impact does an art therapy group with depressed mothers in substance abuse remission have on improving the parenting effectiveness and the parent-child relationship. The Epiphany Center of San Francisco is the sponsoring agency for this grant proposal. The Epiphany Center is a donation …
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Performance of the Private Equity industry during depressed Macroeconomic conditions
This thesis aims to understand the performance of private equity funds during economic crises and unfavorable macroeconomic conditions. To introduce the topic, I first review how private equity funds create value and how we can assess the performance of this industry. Then, I focus my analysis on …
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Assessing Approach Motivation in Depressed Individuals with a History of Concussion
Pages viii-xiii are misnumbered as pages v-x, and pages 41-58 are misnumbered as pages 1-18.
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