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Psychosocial features of depression: a systematic literature review
- Authors:
- CABELLO Maria, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Affective Disorders, 141(1), December 2012, pp.22-33.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
... in the analysis) and to test the value of the ICF construct as a means of looking at the importance of psychosocial difficulties in the lives of people with depression, which was confirmed.
Effects of morning phototherapy on circadian markers in seasonal affective disorder
- Authors:
- THOMPSON C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 170, May 1997, pp.431-435.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Describes a study to test the effectiveness of light therapy on patients with seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
Epidemiology of depression for clinicians
- Authors:
- BROMBERGER Joyce T, COSTELLO Elizabeth Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 37(2), March 1992, pp.120-125.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Reviews prevalence and risk factors for depression the impact on suicide rates and effects on children; discusses implications for social work practice.
Risk factors for chronic depression: a systematic review
- Authors:
- HOLZEL Lars, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Affective Disorders, 129(1-3), March 2011, pp.1-13.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Twenty-five, mostly cross-sectional studies, were included in this systematic review. Around half of the studies were classed as high quality. Using a vote counting method of assessing the evidence, three risk factors for the development of chronic depression were identified. A range of characteristics often associated with chronic depression were also reported. The need for further research
Depression in relation to purpose in life among a very old population: a five-year follow-up study
- Authors:
- HEDBERG Pia, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 14(6), August 2010, pp.757-763.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study investigated whether purpose in life, when adjusted for different background characteristics, can prevent very old people from developing depression. An initial cross-sectional study included 189 participants aged 85-103 years living in northern Sweden. A five year follow-up study was also conducted. In the original study 40 participants of the 189 were depressed and those with depression had significantly lower purpose in life scores. In the follow-up study, 21 of the 78 people assessed were diagnosed as depressed. The researchers found no association between purpose in life and the risk of developing depression after five years, and concluded that a high degree of purpose in life could not prevent the development of depression during a five-year period among very old men
Winter warmers
- Author:
- DRINKWATER Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 17.01.08, 2008, p.32.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author provides suggestions on how to beat the winter blues.
Stagnation as a distinct clinical syndrome: comparing 'Yu' (Stagnation) in traditional Chinese medicine with depression
- Authors:
- NG Siu-man, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 36(3), April 2006, pp.467-484.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Depression was translated into Chinese as yiyu, with reference to the yu syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine. Literally meaning ‘not flowing, entangled or clogged’, yu, or ‘stagnation’ in English, is, however, a construct distinct from depression. The study aimed to explore the construct of stagnation through scale development. A concept-driven approach was adopted to generate candidate items for the Stagnation Scale. Other measures were a validity checking item, a Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and a twelve-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Respondents were recruited by convenience and snowball sampling, resulting in 602 questionnaires being completed by adults between the ages of eighteen and sixty-five. Exploratory factor analysis provided a three-factor, sixteen-item solution. The three factors were named Overattachment, Body-Mind Obstruction and Affect-Posture Inhibition. Cronbach’s alphas of the entire scale and subscales ranged from 0.82 to 0.91. Correlations of the scale total with the validity checking item, BDI and GHQ-12 were 0.71, 0.53 and 0.48, respectively. Stagnation showed a pattern of associations with demographic variables different from depression. The Stagnation Scale has good psychometric properties, and has meaningful factor structures. The evidence supports the contention that stagnation is a clinical syndrome distinct from depression. The new concept has important implications for social work practice.
Running for your life
- Author:
- HALLIWELL Ed
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, April 2005, pp.25-27.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Reports on exercise on prescription, often a viable, effective alternative treatment for mild or moderate depression.
Depression in North Carolina social workers: implications for practice and research
- Author:
- SIEBERT Darcy Clay
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Research, 28(1), March 2004, pp.30-40.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Explores depression in social workers, examines the potential negative professional consequences - that is, impairment- and investigates the personal and occupational variables associated with depression. One thousand active NASW members were anonymously surveyed as larger study which explored a variety of health, work and personal variables. The study found that 19 percent of the sample scored above the threshold on the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale measuring depressive symptoms, 16 percent had seriously considered suicide at some time in their lives, 20 percent were currently taking medication for depression, and 60 percent self-evaluated as depressed either currently or at some time in the past. Both occupational and personal variables were related to depressive
Social and cognitive approaches to depression: towards a new synthesis
- Authors:
- CHAMPION L.A., POWER M.J.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 34(4), November 1995, pp.485-503.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
A description of social-cognitive theory of depression is presented which combines the concepts of mental models, personal goals and social roles. An analysis is made of how a number of proposals about the onset of depression can be summarized as the loss of a valued goal or social role in an individual who has few other sources of self-worth. In subsequent sections, limitations of the theory are outlined, and the relationship between the present theory and other theories of depression is briefly considered.