Research on the relationship between insomnia and nightmares, and suicidal ideation (SI) has produced variable findings, especially with regard to military samples. This study investigates whether depression mediated the relationship between: 1) sleep disturbances and SI, and 2) trauma-related nightmares and SI, in a sample of treatment-seeking Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel and veterans (N = 663).
Conclusions: Acceptability of eMental healthcare technology is high among users and is the most commonly investigated implementation outcome. Perceptions of the appropriateness and adoption of eMental healthcare technology were varied
Sophie Graham and Jennifer Burgess explore the associations between persistent and severe postnatal depression in mothers and outcomes in their offspring.
Sarah Knowles on a next-generation social media-based relapse prevention intervention for youth depression, explored in an Australian qualitative study.
André Tomlin shares his own experiences of postnatal depression & wonders how we can improve screening for fathers during the perinatal period #DadsMHday
A new web-based “feedback” technology which allows therapists to accurately monitor how patients with depression are coping has been found to reduce the probability of deterioration during psychological treatment by 74%, a new study has found.
Long working hours and unpaid work are possible risk factors for depressive symptoms. However, little is known about how working hours influence the course of depressive symptoms. This study examined the influence of paid, unpaid working hours and total working hours on depressive symptoms trajectories.
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Objective To perform a cost-effectiveness analysis of a randomised controlled trial of internet-mediated cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) compared with treatment as usual (TaU) for patients with mild to moderate depression in the Swedish primary care setting. In particular, the objective was to assess from a healthcare and societal perspective the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of ICBT versus TaU at 12 months follow-up.
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Men are more reluctant than women to seek help for mood and mental health disorders. A literature search was carried out to identify barriers to help-seeking behaviour in men, the strategies they use that delay looking for assistance and the impact professionals' perceptions can have when men do seek assistance. Gender ideology and the associated beliefs men hold is the dominant barrier influencing help-seeking behaviour. Men often adopt an approach that delays the help-seeking process. Understanding this can provide an insight into the strategies often adopted by men in preference to seeking help from professionals. There is also unfortunately prevailing negativity in the perceptions of health care professionals that may have an impact on men accessing help. The article expands on these points and discusses how to apply current and evidence-based knowledge into practice. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
There are reasons to be cautious about the findings, however. Many medicines have a long list of potential side effects, which doesn't mean that everyone taking them will get any or all of those side effects. Also, people taking 3 or more medicines are more likely to have a long-term condition than people taking no medicines. Having a long-term health condition is known to increase the risk of depression, regardless of any medication side effects.
Comment. Major depression in old age appears to follow a worse clinical course than depression in younger ages. However, extant systematic reviews1,2 of previous research do not provide unequivocal evidence that old age depression is associated with poorer prognostic outcomes.. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Although there is some evidence that older people might have a poorer course of major depressive disorder (MDD) than younger or middle-aged people, and that age-related course differences might affect the optimisation of MDD treatment, large-scale studies with a broad age range, including consistent course assessments, are needed to properly address this issue. Therefore, we aimed to longitudinally examine whether older age was associated with a poorer naturalistic course trajectory of MDD than that of younger ages and to establish which prognostic—clinical, social, and health—factors could explain this potentially poorer course.. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
The Mental Health Foundation has published a report focusing on stress, which was the theme for this year's Mental Health Awareness Week.
The report, Stress: are we coping? presents data from a survey of over 4,000 adults, and collates information from other organisations' research. While the report looks at all aspects of stress in the UK, the importance of work-related stress is highlighted, along with some tips on prevention and management.
Open access. Although high rates of depression symptoms are reported in adults with intellectual disabilities (IDs), there is a lack of knowledge about non‐pharmacological treatment options for depression in this population. The first research question of this paper is: Which non‐pharmacological interventions have been studied in adults with ID and depression? The second research question is: What were the results of these non‐pharmacological interventions?
Free access. Apathy, a lack of motivation, is frequently seen in older individuals, with and without depression, with substantial impact on quality of life. This prospective cohort study of patients with severe late‐life depression treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) aims to study the course of apathy and the predictive value of vascular burden and in particular white matter hyperintensities on apathy course.
Free access. The dramatic shift in the global population demographic has led to increasing numbers of older people undergoing hospitalisation and surgical procedures. While necessary, these exposures may lead to an increase in depressive symptoms.
To assess differences between subjects with vs. without mixed features in major affective disorders.. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details. SSOTP (legacy account) - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
Matthew Broome appraises a recent cohort study that looks at neural markers of resilience in young women at familial risk for major depressive disorder.
While these findings suggest antidepressants are associated with weight gain, this study can't prove antidepressants directly caused weight gain. The weight gain might have been caused by other factors such as people's lifestyles or habits.