Browsing Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine by Subject "Depression"
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Analysis of 50,000 exome-sequenced UK Biobank subjects fails to identify genes influencing probability of developing a mood disorder resulting in psychiatric referral.
(Elsevier B.V., 2020-12-09)BACKGROUND: Depression is moderately heritable but there is no common genetic variant which has a major effect on susceptibility. It is possible that some very rare variants could have substantial effect sizes and these ... -
Are facial injuries really different? An observational cohort study comparing appearance concern and psychological distress in facial trauma and non-facial trauma patients.
(2018-01)Facial injuries are widely assumed to lead to stigma and significant psychosocial burden. Experimental studies of face perception support this idea, but there is very little empirical evidence to guide treatment. This study ... -
Association Between Dementia, Change in Home-Care Use, and Depressive Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study Using Data from Three Cohort Studies.
(2024)BACKGROUND: The emotional impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on people with dementia has been quantified. However, little is known about the impact of change in home-care use owing to the pandemic. ... -
Correspondence between negative symptoms and potential sources of secondary negative symptoms over time.
(2018-09)There has been a debate in the literature about the distinction between primary and secondary negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Our aim was to study the associations between negative symptoms and potential sources of ... -
Depression follow-up monitoring with the PHQ-9: open cluster-randomised controlled trial.
(2024-02-26)BACKGROUND: Outcome monitoring of depression is recommended but lacks evidence of patient benefit in primary care. AIM: To test monitoring depression using the PHQ-9 questionnaire with patient feedback. DESIGN AND SETTING: ... -
Distress, loneliness, and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Test of the extension of the Evolutionary Theory of Loneliness.
(2023-02)COVID-19 restrictions such as lockdowns or quarantines may increase the risk for social isolation and perceived loneliness. The mechanisms can be modeled by Cacioppo's Evolutionary Theory of Loneliness (ETL), which predicts ... -
Extremism and common mental illness: cross-sectional community survey of White British and Pakistani men and women living in England.
(2019-03-15)BACKGROUND: Mental illnesses may explain vulnerability to develop extremist beliefs that can lead to violent protest and terrorism. Yet there is little evidence.AimsTo investigate the relationship between mental illnesses ... -
How do people of South Asian origin understand and experience depression? A protocol for a systematic review of qualitative literature.
(2016-08-30)INTRODUCTION: Individuals from Black and Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups are less likely to receive a diagnosis and to engage with treatment for depression. This review aims to draw on international literature to ... -
Interviews following physical trauma: A thematic analysis.
(Elsevier, 2018-09-24)INTRODUCTION: Mental health problems are common in trauma survivors. In particular, depression, anxiety, acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Yet little is known about how these can be brought to the ... -
Mental health problems and resilience in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic in a post-armed conflict area in Colombia.
(2023-06-16)The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health of adolescents are emerging and require particular attention in settings where challenges like armed conflict, poverty and internal displacement have previously affected ...