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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"depression treatment"”.
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Neuroimaging Brain Changes Associated With Depression Treatment: A Meta-Analytic Informed Investigation
… new insights into brain changes associated with depression treatment. First, coordinate based meta-analysis was utilized to search for brain areas that underwent a change in activity following a variety of depression treatment types, ranging from psychopharmacological treatments to emerging …
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Quality of Depression Treatment in Type 2 Diabetes: Exploring the Effects of Race and Ethnicity
<p>Depression and medical condition comorbidity can improve or hinder depression care. Comorbid MD-T2DM is particularly relevant for Black Americans due to increased T2DM risk and less mental health services access. Data from the NSAL was used to examine how co-morbid T2DM/HT and MD affect …
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Effect of Depression Treatment on Somatic Depressive Symptoms and Cardiometabolic Biomarkers among People without Diabetes
While depression is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, little is known about the effect of depression treatment on diabetes risk markers. Using data from the recently completed eIMPACT trial (NCT02458690, supported by R01 HL122245), I examined if depression intervention improves diabetes risk …
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Implementing Mental Health Screening Assessment and Navigation (MH-SCAN) in a Community Oncology Clinic: Evaluations and Efficacy
… the stressors of survivorship with undiagnosed depression. Untreated depression increases mortality rates, deteriorates patients' quality of life, and disrupts adherence to cancer treatment. Despite widespread recommendations, there remains a significant gap in identification of depression and …
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Implementation of a Depression Screening Program in Long-Term Care
… baseline cognitive screen used to identify which depression screening tool should be used for the patient. The Geriatric Depression Scale-15 is used to screen patients with a MMSE score of 19 or higher. The Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia is used for patients with a MMSE of 18 or below. …
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How Does Social Media Impact the Postpartum Depression Experience
… the impact Social media has on the postpartum depression experience. To date, no work has examined the association between social media and postpartum depression. This research is an exploration into the use and impact of social media on individuals with postpartum depression. One hundred and …
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Exploring the effect of alpha2 receptor on brain 5-HT via a mechanism-based pharmacodynamic model
… (5-HT) is an important neurotransmitter in depression. It is believed that α 1 and α 2 adrenoceptors mediate the 5-HT level in the brain. The mechanism is complex and not well explored. Especially in different combination treatments, the receptor systems may show varied modulation …
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Public Attitudes Toward Psychological, Pharmacological and Alternative Treatments for Anxiety and Depression
Anxiety and depression are among the most common mental health disorders, yet many individuals do not seek or remain engaged in treatment. Public attitudes toward treatment may influence help-seeking and adherence. This study examined attitudes toward psychological, pharmacological, and alternative …
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Ketamine Infusions for Treatment-Resistant Major Depressive Disorder
… southeast Wyoming about intravenous ketamine for treatment-resistant major depressive disorder.Background: Intravenous ketamine has been used for several years for analgesia and anesthesia. The use of intravenous ketamine for psychiatric disorders is a new utilization of this anesthetic …
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A Retrospective Claims Analysis of the Utilization of Services by Medicaid-Enrolled Adults Seeking Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in Washington State
… adults in Washington State receive adequate treatment for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) when compared to recommended treatment guidelines. This study used publicly available claims data from September 1, 2014, through September 30, 2015 to conduct an observational retrospective cohort study …
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Anxiety and Anhedonia in Major Depressive Disorder: The Contributing Roles of Neuroticism, Cognitive Control, and Reward Learning
… are two clinical presentations linked to poorer depression treatment outcomes. However, the mechanisms contributing to these symptom presentations remain unclear. Neuroticism, impaired cognitive control, and blunted reward learning have been suggested to be critical processes involved in MDD, and …
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Patient Perceptions of Comorbid Depression in Heart Disease
<p>Depression is a risk factor for the development of heart disease, as well as for poor prognosis among patients with existing disease. However, clinical trials of treatment of depression in patients with heart disease have not resulted in improved cardiac outcomes, and have demonstrated modest …
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Mental Health Navigation for Depression in a Community Cancer Clinic: Predictors of Navigation Engagement and Response
Guideline-driven detection and treatment of depression is a priority; however, little evidence exists to show that these promising guidelines are effective. To address this problem, the UT Southwestern Moncrief Cancer Institute implemented universal depression screening plus mental health …
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Factors that influence treatment choices made by people with depression
Background: People with depression should be actively involved in deciding what treatment they are prescribed. In order to facilitate informed decision-making, healthcare professionals need to be aware of, and respond to the decision-making issues patients find important. Whilst a number of factors …
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Design and Development of the eBear: A Socially Assistive Robot for Elderly People with Depression
… in assisting the elderly people with depression. We investigated how social robots can become companions of elderly individuals with depression and improve their mood and increase their happiness and well-being. The robotic platform built in this thesis is a bear-like robot called the …
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Measuring Therapist Adherence to a Manual-Based Treatment Tested in a Community Setting: The PASCET Manual Adherence Scale (P-MAS)
… to a cognitive-behavioral, manual-based treatment for childhood and adolescent depression. This project employed data from the recently completed UCLAYouth Anxiety and Depression Treatment study. This study aimed to advance the literature by devoting the full focus of the project to the …
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An In Vitro Characterization of the Raphe Nucleus and the Effects of SSRIs on Synaptic Neurotransmission
Antidepressants are traditionally used in the treatment of depression. While these drugs rapidly inhibit the reuptake of neurotransmitters in the synaptic terminal by blocking the serotonin and norepinephrine transporters, clinical efficacy can take several weeks. This phenomenon implies that …
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Clinical Depression, Antidepressant Use, and Metabolic Syndrome-related Comorbidities among Canadian Older Adults: A Cross-sectional Analysis of Baseline Data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging
Background: Clinical depression is associated with a number of biological alterations and behaviours that can increase the risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Antidepressant medications (AD) are frequently used to treat depressed patients, but it often has side effects such as metabolic …
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RELATIONSHIPS OF BETA-ENDORPHIN, LEVEL OF PAIN AND DEPRESSIVE STATE IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS.
… among plasma beta-endorphin, pain and depression and the effect of Expressive Release Therapy on levels of beta-endorphin in women with rheumatoid arthritis. An inverse linear relationship was anticipated between beta-endorphin and pain, and a linear relationship was anticipated between …
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Physical fitness and exercise as modulators of the endocannabinoid system in adults with mild-to-moderate depression the sonrie study
… are mainly associated with immune regulation. Depression is a complex, heterogeneous disorder with multifactorial etiology, ranging from genetic vulnerabilities to environmental stressors. Diagnostic criteria include persistent mood alterations and cognitive-somatic symptoms, with considerable …
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