Early adversity and 5 - HTT / BDNF genes: New evidence of gene — environment interactions
on depressive symptoms in a general population
The present study sought to address this gap in the literature by examining the effect of pubertal synchrony, the degree to which morphological indicators of puberty develop concurrently,
on depressive symptoms in adolescence and emerging adulthood in a longitudinal sample.
We focused
on depressive symptoms in early adolescence (i.e., at age 14 years).
Cumulative and compensatory effects of competence and incompetence
on depressive symptoms in children.
Social tie to children is the most important factor exacerbating or ameliorating the impact of widowhood
on depressive symptoms in Korean culture.
Revisiting the Effect of Marital Support
on Depressive Symptoms in Mothers and Fathers: A Genetically Informed Study.Journal of Family Psychology 25 (3).
Effects of positive and negative social exchanges with various sources
on depressive symptoms in younger and older adults
The Impact of Asynchronous Pubertal Development
on Depressive Symptoms in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood Among Females.
[jounal] Beach, S. / 2003 / Prospective effects of marital satisfaction
on depressive symptoms in established marriages: A dyadic model / Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 20: 355 ~ 371
Prospective Effects of Marital Satisfaction
on Depressive Symptoms in Established Marriages: A Dyadic Model.
The effect of birth - weight with genetic susceptibility
on depressive symptoms in childhood and adolescence
The effect of two school - based intervention programs
on depressive symptoms in pre-adolescents.
This is the first time worldwide a study has evaluated existing services
on depressive symptoms in people with vision impairment.
The purposes of the study were: (1) to examine the impacts of four different types of exercise on preventing depressive symptoms in older adults using Taiwan as an example and (2) to test the effects of changes in exercise status during a specific period of time
on depressive symptoms in the elderly.
Furthermore, more studies are recommended
on depressive symptoms in those chronic illnesses that could not be compared in our meta - analysis.
A multilevel analysis of the influence of Apolipoprotein E genotypes
on depressive symptoms in late - life moderated by the environment
Not exact matches
It is obvious to me that I altered my brain significantly after years of intense / deep prayer and meditation and that as a result of these contributory experiences I was a high - functioning schizophrenic for a good portion of my life — there were things going
on in my biology which predisposed me to being a
depressive and a high - functioning schizophrenic but engaging
in intense / deep prayer and meditation was only exacerbating this problem by altering my state of consciousness which precipitated the psychotic
symptoms and psychic phenomena which I experienced.
Although none of the groups reported
on drug side effects, while Guo who tested only breastfed infants reported
on significant decrease
in infant crying, and decrease
in depressive symptoms at one month and at two months respectively, Sung who tested both formula fed and breastfed infants reported
on increase crying
in the probiotic treated infants (particularly
in the formula fed infants) compared to placebo with no effect
on maternal
depressive symptoms.
One randomized controlled trial comparing home - visited families with control participants who received other community services found a statistically significant difference
in mean
depressive symptoms at two years post-enrollment, but this contrast was nonsignificant at three years post - enrollment.15 A second study of Early Head Start found no differences
in depressive symptoms between intervention and control group participants post-intervention, although a difference was detected at a longer - term follow - up prior to children's enrollment
in kindergarten.10 Other randomized controlled trial studies have not found effects of home visitation
on maternal
depressive symptoms.12, 16,17
A series of randomized control trials of a nurse home visitation program show a range of positive effects
on maternal health, including decreases
in prenatal cigarette smoking, fewer hypertensive disorders
in pregnancy, and fewer closely spaced subsequent pregnancies., A randomized control study of another program that works with a particularly high - risk population found that participant mothers showed significantly lower
depressive symptoms than those
in the control group and were less likely to report feeling stressed a year after participation.
Mothers reported more
symptoms of psychological distress24, 25 and low self - efficacy.26, 27 And, although mothers report more
depressive symptoms at the time their infants are experiencing colic, 28,29 research
on maternal depression 3 months after the remittance of infant colic is mixed.30, 31 The distress mothers of colic infants report may arise out of their difficulties
in soothing their infants as well as within their everyday dyadic interactions.32 The few studies to date that have examined the long - term consequences of having a colicky child, however, indicate that there are no negative outcomes for parent behaviour and, importantly, for the parent - child relationship.
Clinicians should assess for
depressive symptoms based
on diagnostic criteria established
in the DSM - IV or ICD 10 and should use standardized depression tools to aid
in the assessment.
Within the subgroup of studies which specifically focused
on social support, they found that 14 studies showed no association between marital or partner status and
depressive symptoms or diagnosis whilst 13 studies showed that women who were married or cohabiting with the baby's father had fewer
depressive symptoms or a lower risk of postpartum depression compared to women separated from their partner or not
in a relationship during the first postpartum year.
«One
in five young non-Hispanic white women who tan indoors are dependent
on indoor tanning: Dependence was associated with beliefs about physical appearance and
depressive symptoms.»
Those
in this high risk group were 14 times more likely to go
on to develop depression than the lowest - risk group, those who had neither high levels of cortisol nor
depressive symptoms.
These mice also went
on to exhibit a range of
depressive symptoms in behavioral tests.
«We were surprised that the heritability of
depressive symptoms in twins with very short sleep was nearly twice the heritability
in twins sleeping normal amounts of time,» said principal investigator Dr. Nathaniel Watson, associate professor of neurology and co-director of the University of Washington Medicine Sleep Center
in Seattle, Wash. «Both short and excessively long sleep durations appear to activate genes related to
depressive symptoms,» added Watson, who also serves
on the board of directors of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
For example,
on the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), a widely used questionnaire
in which a score of 19 or above indicates major depression, women
in the study group saw their
depressive symptoms decline from an average of 27 at the beginning of therapy to 9.6 eight months after the program concluded.
Meanwhile, Maura Furey of the National Institute of Mental Health and her colleagues are following up
on the discovery that intravenous delivery of scopolamine, a motion - sickness drug, relieves
depressive symptoms in people within days.
Third, they calculated the change
in the average depression scores
on HADS, and
depressive symptom prevalence between two months to six months, and from six to 12 months after discharge.
«This study supports the use of a yoga and coherent breathing intervention
in major
depressive disorder
in people who are not
on antidepressants and
in those who have been
on a stable dose of antidepressants and have not achieved a resolution of their
symptoms,» explained corresponding author Chris Streeter, MD, associate professor of psychiatry and neurology at Boston University School of Medicine and a psychiatrist at Boston Medical Center.
After adjusting for confounding factors such as maternal depression, family income and parental alcohol use, the researchers found that for every 3 - point (one standard deviation) increase
on the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ; a commonly - used measure of
depressive symptoms)
on the part of fathers, there was an associated 0.2 - point increase
in the adolescent's MFQ score.
The changes
in psychological well - being scores (Supplementary Table S1) indicated major improvements
in all three groups from the first to fifth day and 1 month later
on all measures (
depressive symptoms, perceived stress, mindful awareness and vitality).
According to a 2014 study published
in the journal Stroke, people who scored higher
on measures of unfriendliness, as well as those with chronic stress and
depressive symptoms, had a higher risk of stroke than the friendlier, kinder participants.
In this recipe, I keep the serving size to 1/3 cup (rather than the 1/2 cup most labels call for with rolled oats) and add some ground flax for extra fiber and some cortisol - taming omega - 3s, which have been studied extensively for their positive impact
on depressive symptoms.
Although supplement makers claim
on their labels that GABA provides «Positive Mood Support» and «Supports a Calm Mood,» there is no evidence that GABA supplements have an effect
on depressive symptoms; no studies have been conducted
in humans to date.
While fish oil has been shown to prevent relapse and alleviate
depressive symptoms in some bipolar patients, it appears to have no effect
on the manic episodes associated with the condition.
A small Australian study showed the positive effects of 12 weeks of three to four - and - a-half-hours of mindful movement (i.e. yoga) a week
on body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, waist circumference and
depressive symptoms, so remember to get a massage and enjoy a yoga class once
in a while.
On the other hand, sitting upright with good posture (spine
in line, shoulders back) helped people with
depressive symptoms feel more enthusiastic and less fatigued, found a recent study published
in Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry.
While the anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric are mostly responsible for the reduction
in depressive symptoms (as the theory goes) it could also be down to the effects that it has
on anti-oxidant enzymes.
These
symptoms have occurred
in all of the longer - term studies
on cholesterol lowering, but rarely do physicians link their patients»
depressive symptoms with the sudden change
in diet or cholesterol level.
In a 2014 meta - analysis, Goyal and his partners at Johns Hopkins found that mindfulness meditation might be on par with antidepressants in treating depressive symptom
In a 2014 meta - analysis, Goyal and his partners at Johns Hopkins found that mindfulness meditation might be
on par with antidepressants
in treating depressive symptom
in treating
depressive symptoms.
Based
on this study, kicking the exercise habit can lead to a drop
in mood and a worsening of
depressive symptoms — and it can happen surprisingly fast.
In a related report, a case series of three patients treated for
depressive syndromes without active intestinal complaints experienced resolution of
symptoms on a gluten free diet within 2 - 3 months, including one patient who was medicated during pregnancy and was able to stop medication within 2 months of dietary change
It's wildly popular
on the internet, but the scientific evidence supports it too; this double - blind placebo controlled trial concluded that «NAC appears a safe and effective augmentation strategy for
depressive symptoms in bipolar disorder».
This group included 35 892 women with an incomplete depression history (ie, those who did not report their
depressive status
in 1996, 1998, or 2000 or did not return or answer the Mental Health Index [MHI] questionnaire9 - 11 [a 5 - item subscale of the 36 - Item Short - Form Health Survey]
in 1992 or 1996), as well as women who reported taking antidepressants
in 1996 (n = 2052) or had a physician - diagnosed episode of depression
in 1996 or earlier (n = 3445), those with an unknown start date (n = 131), or those who reported severe
depressive symptoms (score, ≤ 52)
on the 1992 (n = 2381) or 1996 (n = 2271) MHI questionnaire.
I can run down a list of seasonal
depressive symptoms that might describe your experience such as changes
in appetite, increased sleep, fatigue and the list goes
on, but your experience of it will be much more than
symptoms.
The project will focus
on documenting the prevalence and course of
depressive symptoms in injured workers.
Studies conducted
on different populations have generally demonstrated that parenting support programmes encourage positive parenting practices, strengthen parent — child relationships and promote the mental health of parents.11 — 17 Previous studies have linked parenting support programmes with an improvement of parents» sense of competence, 18 19 which,
in turn, has an impact
on parents» mental health.20 According to Bandura's theory
on self - efficacy, stronger self - efficacy
in child rearing leads to better satisfaction
in parenting and decreased stress and depression.21 Some studies have found a positive relationship between parents» sense of competence and parenting behaviour22 and that increased maternal self - efficacy is associated with decreased
depressive symptoms in postpartum mothers.23 To date, it is unclear whether parenting support programmes are effective
in improving the mental health of parents directly or via increased self - efficacy and satisfaction
in the parenting role.
Although it was designed to focus
on depressive symptoms, the interventions have been shown to be effective
in preventing and reducing anxiety
symptoms as well (see moodgym research evidence).