Depression

Psychological interventions for major depression in primary care: a meta-analytic review of randomiz
OBJECTIVE: Various studies have tested psychological therapies in the treatment of depression in primary care.
Viale C. Pepoli, 5IT-40123
Bologna, Italy
Italy
[Immune activation and depression in the elderly]
Besides the monoamine hypothesis, the stress hypothesis and the vascular hypothesis, the inflammatory hypothesis might be an etiological explanation for late-life depression.
B1-P, Postbus 9600, 2300 RC Leiden

The Netherlands
Preventing relapse of depression in primary care: a pilot study of the "Keeping the blues away" prog
OBJECTIVES: To determine the effectiveness of "Keeping the blues away" (KBA), a manualised depression relapse prevention program for general practice, in reducing the relapse of depression compared with usual care (with the aim of halving the relapse rate), and in reducing depression severity and improving the process of care.

Adelaide, Australia
Australia
Brain stimulation techniques for the treatment of depression and other psychiatric disorders
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper was to review the development of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), magnetic seizure therapy (MST), vagal nerve stimulation (VNS), deep brain stimulation (DBS) and other recent brain stimulation techniques for their potential use in the treatment of a range of psychiatric disorders.


Australia
Inflammation, glutamate, and glia in depression: a literature review
Multiple lines of evidence suggest that inflammation and glutamate dysfunction contribute to the pathophysiology of depression.

New Haven, CT 06519
USA
Venlafaxine extended release versus citalopram in patients with depression unresponsive to a selecti
Findings from the National Institute of Mental Health's Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression trial indicate that approximately 50% of patients with major depressive disorder do not experience a treatment response after adequate first-line treatment with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).

Collegeville, PA
USA
Depressive Symptoms and Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls
PURPOSE:: To evaluate the relationship between depressive symptoms and physical activity in a geographically and ethnically diverse sample of sixth-grade adolescent girls.


USA
Population-based care of depression: team care approaches to improving outcomes
OBJECTIVE:: To describe evidence-based quality improvement interventions in the primary care system that have been shown in randomized trials to the improve quality of care and outcomes of patients with depression.

Seattle, WA
USA
Depressive symptoms in Parkinson's disease
Depression occurs in approximately 45% of all patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), does not correlate with the stage of motor deficits, reduces quality of life independently of motor symptoms and appears to be underrated and undertreated.

Kiel, Germany
Germany
A brief review of antidepressant efficacy, effectiveness, indications, and usage for major depressiv
OBJECTIVE:: Antidepressants treat major depressive disorder (MDD) with the burden of associated side effects and difficulties with compliance.

Boston, MA
USA