More systematic use of evidence-based brief therapies is needed in the treatment of depression within psychiatric care. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of behavioral activation therapy (BA) for patients with depressive symptoms in a routine clinical setting of secondary psychiatric care.
Recent research suggests that expectations might be a particularly important subgroup of cognitions in major depression. The present study aimed to further specify the role of situation-specific dysfunctional expectations (SDEs) in the development of depressive symptoms. It was hypothesized that the effects of intermediate beliefs and dispositional optimism on depressive symptoms would be mediated via SDEs.. MPFT staff can use the OVID link, or you can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
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Positive psychology interventions are brief self-adminstered exercises designed to promote positive emotions, behaviours, or thoughts. They are potentially effective for reducing depression and are considered suitable for online dissemination to people with depression and related conditions, as they are assumed to be more acceptable than traditional symptom-focused approaches. However, there is little investigation into perceived acceptability and potential factors that might affect it. This might limit the development and evaluation of effective interventions.
Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent among children and adolescents and frequently result in impairments across multiple domains of life. While psychosocial interventions, namely cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), have been found to be highly effective in treating these conditions, significant numbers of youth simply do not have access to these evidence-based interventions, and of those who do, a substantial proportion (up to 40%) fail to achieve remission. Thus, there is a pressing need for innovation in both the delivery of evidence-based treatments and efforts to enhance treatment outcomes for those who do not respond to standard care. This paper reviews current innovations attempting to address these issues, including evidence for brief, low-intensity approaches to treatment; internet delivered CBT and brief, high-intensity CBT.. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Developmental Psychology Vol. 54, Iss. 8, (Aug 2018): 1555-1567.
The primary purpose of this study was to examine whether social relationship factors are associated with trajectories of depressive symptoms from adolescence into emerging adulthood. Specifically, adolescent–parent communication with mothers and fathers, peer support, and sibling warmth and hostility were examined in relation to depressive symptoms for girls and boys.. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Are children with autism and autistic traits at greater risk of depression at age 18 years, and are genetic confounding and bullying important in these associations?. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Letter. The recent meta‐analytic review of trials involving anti‐inflammatory agents to treat or to supplement treatment of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) or depressive symptoms by Köhler‐Forsberg and colleagues [1] includes data derived from 36 controlled trials.
Commentary. Rarely has there been so much anticipation for a new antidepressant as has been seen for intranasal esketamine, the putatively more effective enantiomer of ketamine. This reflects the exposure given to studies on the off-label intravenous use of racemic mixture ketamine for refractory depression and its ensuing availability via ketamine clinics and infusion centers. Intranasal esketamine represents a novel way of administering the agent and is the subject of the report in this issue by Popova et al. (1).. Login at top right hand side of page using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens for full text.
Health Psychology (May 23, 2019). DOI:10.1037/hea0000764
Objective: To investigate the separate and combined associations of obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS) with depression and the role of inflammation. . To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Letter. In their meta‐analysis, Kohler‐Forsberg and colleagues (1) analyzed the efficacy or rather effect of anti‐inflammatory treatment on major depressive disorder or depressive symptoms. In the discussion of limitations of their meta‐analysis, they briefly mention that “although the antidepressant effects of NSAIDs have been shown to be independent of their pain‐relieving effects, the antidepressant effect of anti‐inflammatory agents may be mediated via their effect on somatic diseases.”..... To read the full article, log in using your NHS Athens details. To access full-text: click “Log in/Register” (top right hand side). Click ‘Institutional Login’ then select 'OpenAthens Federation', then ‘NHS England’. Enter your Athens details to view the article.
There is good evidence that job stressors are prospectively related to mental health problems, particularly depressive symptoms. This review aimed to examine whether job stressors were also related to use of psychotropic medications. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Psychological Medicine; Cambridge Vol. 49, Iss. 13, (Oct 2019): 2168-2176. DOI:10.1017/S0033291718002994
Background
It has been proposed that vascular disease is the mechanism linking depression and cognition, but prospective studies have not supported this hypothesis. This study aims to investigate the inter-relationships between depressive symptoms, cognition and cerebrovascular disease using a well-characterised prospective cohort.. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Psychological Medicine; Cambridge Vol. 49, Iss. 13, (Oct 2019): 2118-2133. DOI:10.1017/S0033291719001600
To what extent meditation techniques (which incorporate practices to regulate attention, construct individual values, or deconstruct self-related assumptions), are more or less effective than relaxation therapy in the treatment of anxiety, is not clear. The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of meditation compared to relaxation in reducing anxiety. A systematic review from PubMed, Embase, PsycInfo and the Cochrane Central was conducted.. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Open access. Depression is usually managed in primary care, but most antidepressant trials are of patients from secondary care mental health services, with eligibility criteria based on diagnosis and severity of depressive symptoms. Antidepressants are now used in a much wider group of people than in previous regulatory trials. We investigated the clinical effectiveness of sertraline in patients in primary care with depressive symptoms ranging from mild to severe and tested the role of severity and duration in treatment response..
Conclusions
Suicidal risks were high in mood disorders: ideation was highest with BD type II, attempts and suicides (especially violent) with BD type I. Several risk factors for suicidal acts differed between BD versus MDD patients.. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
To examine the incidence of suicidal and violent behaviour following initiation of antidepressant medication.. To read the full article, log in using your NHS Athens details. To access full-text: click “Log in/Register” (top right hand side). Click ‘Institutional Login’ then select 'OpenAthens Federation', then ‘NHS England’. Enter your Athens details to view the article.
Douglas Badenoch on a meta-analysis of follow-up data from clinical trials of antidepressants, which found a small but significant increase in suicide risk.
Free access. To quantify inequalities in the prevalence of elevated depressive symptoms by rural childhood residence and the extent to which childhood socioeconomic conditions and educational attainment contribute to this disparity.
Interpersonal psychotherapy for adolescents (IPT‐A) is a manualised, time‐limited intervention for young people with depression. This systematic review aimed to determine the effectiveness of IPT‐A for treating adolescent depression.. To read the full article, log in using your NHS Athens details. To access full-text: click “Log in/Register” (top right hand side). Click ‘Institutional Login’ then select 'OpenAthens Federation', then ‘NHS England’. Enter your Athens details to view the article.