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Arnold TD, Polenick CA, Maust DT, Blow FC. Interpersonal discrimination and depressive symptoms among older Black and African American adults. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0304168. [PMID: 38843241 PMCID: PMC11156267 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
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To examine the association between recent experiences of discrimination and depressive symptom presentation and severity among a U.S. sample of older Black and African American adults. A cross-sectional survey of 124 Black and African American adults aged 50 and older in the United States was conducted assessing interpersonal discrimination and depressive symptoms. The Perceived Ethnic Discrimination Questionnaire assessed four forms of interpersonal discrimination. A measure of heightened vigilance to bias assessed anticipatory coping with discrimination experiences. Past-month affective and somatic symptoms of depression were assessed using the Depressive and Somatic Symptoms Scale. All forms of interpersonal racial discrimination were positively associated with greater affective symptom severity. Being avoided, devalued, and threatened or actively physically harmed were associated with greater somatic symptom severity. Vigilant coping was positively associated with affective symptom severity but not somatic symptom severity. Racial discrimination is linked to depression severity among older Black and African American and varies by symptom. This study helps inform work on processes linking discrimination with poorer psychological outcomes and will allow for more effective interventions and prevention efforts that are tailored to older minority populations.
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- Tomorrow D. Arnold
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
- Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
- VA Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
- VA Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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Ismail A, Chabbouh A, Charro E, El Masri J, Ghazi M, Sadier NS, Abou-Abbas L. Examining the validity and reliability of the Arabic translated version of the depression and somatic symptoms scale (A-DSSS) among the Lebanese adults. Sci Rep 2024; 14:5435. [PMID: 38443403 PMCID: PMC10914820 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55813-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024] Open
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The prevalence of depression is high worldwide, and somatic symptoms are known to be one of the most debilitating aspects of depression. However, clinicians often face challenges in accurately assessing this comorbidity. To address this issue, the Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale (DSSS) was developed as a self-administered scale that can diagnose both depression and somatic symptoms. The objective of this study is to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Arabic-translated version of the DSSS (A-DSSS) in a sample of Lebanese adults, as well as to explore its associated factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of one month, from February to March 2023, and involved a sample of 422 participants who were aged 18 years or older. Participants completed a questionnaire that included various measures, including demographic characteristics, alcohol and smoking habits, physical activity history, as well as two scales: the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ9) scale and the A-DSSS scale. The A-DSSS showed high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.936), strong test-retest reliability (ICC of 0.988 with CI 0.976-0.994; p < 0.001), and a three-factor structure consistent with previous research. Convergent validity was supported by a significant correlation with the PHQ-9. Stepwise linear regression revealed that engaging in physical activity and increasing calorie consumption (as measured by MET-min/week score) were associated with a significant decrease in the A-DSSS total score and subscales. However, a significant increase in the A-DSSS total score was seen in the female gender in comparison for male gender. The A-DSSS revealed good psychometric properties and may be a useful tool for assessing depression and somatic symptoms in this population. The study also identified potential factors associated with depression and somatic symptoms, such as physical activity, calorie consumption, and gender, which may have implications in addressing depression and somatic symptoms for future interventions and clinical practice.
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- Ali Ismail
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Neuroscience Research Centre, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Neuroscience Research Centre, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
- Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
- INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique Epidémiologie Clinique et Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Neuroscience Research Centre, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
- INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique Epidémiologie Clinique et Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon.
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Aakansha, Singh A, Ranjan P, Kaur T, Rawat N, Sarkar S, Kaloiya GS, Sahu A, Deb KS, Baitha U. Development and Validation of a Symptom Scale for Indian Patients With Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms. Cureus 2024; 16:e55956. [PMID: 38618330 PMCID: PMC11009479 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.55956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024] Open
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Introduction Patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) account for a substantial proportion of patients visiting the outpatient department. Diagnosis of MUPS is a challenge for most physicians. An accurate diagnosis relies on obtaining a detailed history from patients regarding the nature of their symptoms, their onset, and any associated aggravating or relieving factors. This study aims to develop a symptom scale for Indian patients with MUPS. Methods The study had a mixed-method study design. Phase 1 involved designing the questionnaire using qualitative techniques, such as literature reviews, focus-group discussions, expert evaluation, and pre-testing of a Hindi and English language Likert-rated interviewer-administered scale. In phase 2, the construct validity of the questionnaire was established using quantitative approaches among 116 patients diagnosed with MUPS. Results The final questionnaire consists of 38 items, with good internal consistency (Cronbach 𝛂 = 0.916). Confirmation sampling adequacy for factor analysis was done using the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test (KMO value = 0.792) and Bartlett's test of sphericity (p < 0.001). The newly developed scale showed a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.568 (p < 0.001) with Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-15 scores. Conclusion A reliable and valid tool has been developed to assess patients' symptoms with MUPS in English and Hindi languages. This questionnaire can be used for assessment, screening, and diagnostic purposes as well as to chart longitudinal changes in patients with MUPS.
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- Aakansha
- Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IND
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- Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IND
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- Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IND
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- Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IND
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- Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IND
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- Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IND
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- Clinical Psychology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IND
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- Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IND
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Zhu Y, Wang F, Wang F, Liu H, Guo X, Wang Z, He R, Wu X, Cao L, Wu Z, Peng D, Fang Y. Program of algorithm for pharmacological treatment of major depressive disorder in China: Benefits or not? Heliyon 2023; 9:e20951. [PMID: 37920522 PMCID: PMC10618797 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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Background This research was designed to investigate Algorithm Guided Treatment (AGT) and clinical traits for the prediction of antidepressant treatment outcomes in Chinese patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). Methods This study included 581 patients who had reached treatment response and 406 patients remained non-responded observed after three months of treatment. Sociodemographic factors, clinical traits, and psychiatric rating scales for evaluating therapeutic responses between the two groups were compared. Logistic regression analysis was adopted to determine the risk factors of unresponsive to antidepressant (URA) in MDD. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was utilized to compare the therapeutic response between AGT and treatment as usual (TAU). Results Compared to the MDD responsive to antidepressant (RA) group, the URA group had significantly lower rates of the following clinical traits: married status, anxious distress, moderate to severe depressive symptoms, and higher rates of comorbidity (p-value < 0.05). Logistic Regression Analysis showed that eight clinical traits from psychiatric rating scales, such as anxious characteristics, were correlated positively with URA, while the other eight symptoms, such as autonomic symptoms, were negatively correlated. Time to symptomatic remission was longer in TAU without statistically significant (p-value = 0.11) by log-rank testing. Conclusions The factors may affect the therapeutic responses and compliance of patients, increasing the non-response risk for antidepressants. Therapeutic responses might be improved by increasing the clarification and elucidation of different symptom clusters of patients. Benefits on treatment response to AGT were not found in our study, indicating a one-size-fits-all approach may not work.Trial Registration: We registered as a clinical trial at the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (No. NCT01764867) and obtained ethical approval 2012-42 from SMHC.
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- Yuncheng Zhu
- Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Hongkou Mental Health Center, Shanghai, 200083, China
- Clinical Research Center, Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China
- Clinical Research Center for Mental Health, School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200083, China
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- Shanghai Yangpu Mental Health Center, Shanghai, 200093, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Hongkou Mental Health Center, Shanghai, 200083, China
- Clinical Research Center for Mental Health, School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200083, China
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- School of Social Work, New York University, New York, 10003, USA
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- Clinical Research Center, Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- Shanghai Yangpu Mental Health Center, Shanghai, 200093, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China
- Clinical Research Center for Mental Health, School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200083, China
- Department of Psychiatry & Affective Disorders Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Shanghai, 200030, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai, 201108, China
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Cheng CM, Li CT, Jeng JS, Chang WH, Lin WC, Chen MH, Bai YM, Tsai SJ, Su TP. Antidepressant effects of prolonged intermittent theta-burst stimulation monotherapy at the bilateral dorsomedial prefrontal cortex for medication and standard transcranial magnetic stimulation-resistant major depression: a three arm, randomized, double blind, sham-controlled pilot study. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2023; 273:1433-1442. [PMID: 36484844 PMCID: PMC9735131 DOI: 10.1007/s00406-022-01523-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (DMPFC) plays a pivotal role in depression and anxiosomatic symptom modulation. However, DMPFC stimulation using a double-cone coil has demonstrated inconsistent results for antidepressant efficacy. No study thus far has investigated the antidepressant and anti-anxiosomatic effects of prolonged intermittent theta-burst stimulation (piTBS) bilaterally over DMPFC. Furthermore, head-to-head comparisons of antidepressant effects between standard iTBS and piTBS warrant investigation. This double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled trial recruited 34 patients with highly treatment-resistant depression (TRD) unresponsive to antidepressants and standard repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)/piTBS. These patients were randomly assigned to one of three monotherapy groups (standard iTBS, piTBS, or sham), with treatment administered bilaterally over the DMPFC twice per day for 3 weeks. The primary outcome was the overall changes of 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS-17) over 3-weeks intervention. The changes in Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale (DSSS) as the secondary outcome and the anxiosomatic cluster symptoms as rated by HDRS-17 as the post-hoc outcome were measured. Multivariable generalized estimating equation analysis was performed. Although no differences in overall HDRS-17 changes between three groups were found, the antidepressant efficacy based on DSSS was higher in piTBS than in iTBS and sham at week 3 (group effect,p = 0.003, post-hoc: piTBS > iTBS, p = 0.002; piTBS > sham, p = 0.038). In post-hoc analyses, piTBS had more alleviation in anxiosomatic symptoms than iTBS (group effect, p = 0.002; post-hoc, p = 0.001). This first randomized sham-controlled study directly compared piTBS and iTBS targeting the DMPFC using a figure-of-8 coil and found piTBS may fail to demonstrate a significant antidepressant effect on overall depressive symptoms, but piTBS seems superior in alleviating anxiosomatic symptoms, even in depressed patients with high treatment resistance. This Trial registration (Registration number: NCT04037592). URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04037592 .
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- Chih-Ming Cheng
- Institute of Brain Science, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Beitou District, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Institute of Brain Science, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Division of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Beitou District, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
- Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, National Central University, Jhongli, Taiwan.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Beitou District, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
- Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Pingtung Branch, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Beitou District, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Statistics National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Brain Science, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Beitou District, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Institute of Brain Science, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Beitou District, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Institute of Brain Science, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Beitou District, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Institute of Brain Science, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Beitou District, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Institute of Brain Science, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Beitou District, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
- Department of Psychiatry, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Liao WC, Cheng WM, Fan YH, Liou YJ. Impact of type D personality and depressive symptoms on premature ejaculation in young adult males. Sex Med 2023; 11:qfad055. [PMID: 38028734 PMCID: PMC10661336 DOI: 10.1093/sexmed/qfad055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Background Premature ejaculation (PE) is one of the most common male sexual dysfunctions with prominent psychological consequences. Type D personality (TDP) is also associated with multiple psychological disorders, such as depression and anxiety. However, the correlation between PE and TDP remains unknown. Aim The study sought to investigate the relationships between depressive symptoms, TDP, and PE. Methods Adult males in Taiwan who were 20 to 40 years of age and who had sexual intercourse in the past 6 months were recruited to complete online questionnaires composed of general demographics, the Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT), 5-item International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5), Type D Scale-14, and Depression and Somatic Symptom Scale (DSSS). Chi-square test and independent Student's t test were used to compare the parameters between the TDP and non-TDP groups. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to evaluate factors related to PE. Outcomes Outcomes were the prevalence of PE and TDP in young Taiwanese men, the associations between depressive symptoms and PE and TDP, and the predictive factors of PE. Results In total, 2558 men with a mean age of 31.3 ± 5.3 years were included in the present study. Among them, 315 (12.3%) and 767 (30.1%) participants were classified as having PE and moderate-to-severe erectile dysfunction (ED), respectively. In total, 1249 (48.8%) participants met the criteria for TDP. The PEDT, IIEF-5, and DSSS, including the total scores and depression and somatic subscales, were significantly higher in men with TDP (all P < .001). PE prevalence was significantly greater in men with TDP than in those without TDP (16.2% vs 8.6%; P < .001). Most parameters, including age, moderate-to-severe ED, the Type D Scale-14 subscales, and the DSSS somatic and depressive subscales, were significantly associated with PE in the univariate analysis. Only the depressive subscale of the DSSS and moderate-to-severe ED (IIEF-5 ≤16) were the independent predictors of PE in the multivariate analysis. Clinical Implications The results suggest that it is important to consider the psychological effects of PE in young men, and the study has provided a biopsychosocial aspect to manage patients with PE. Strengths and Limitations This is the first study to evaluate the association between PE, TDP, and depression in a large population of young adult males. However, the cross-sectional design may have limited the investigation of causality, and selection bias may be present. Conclusion Men with TDP tended to have higher PEDT scores and a prevalence of PE and ED. Moderate-to-severe ED and depressive symptoms are the independent predictive factors of PE.
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- Wei-Chuang Liao
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taipei City Hospital, Zhongxiao Branch, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taipei City Hospital, Zhongxiao Branch, Taipei 115, Taiwan
- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
- Program in Molecular Medicine, School of Life Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
- Institute of Biopharmaceutical Science, School of Life Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
- Department of Urology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112,Taiwan
- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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Brinkers M, Voigt A, Pfau G. Sexueller Missbrauch bei Patientinnen mit chronischer Schmerzsymptomatik. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1676-8537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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Type D Personality Independently Predicts Erectile Dysfunction in Taiwanese Young Men. J Sex Med 2022; 19:1397-1403. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lin CH, Yang WC, Chan MH, Chen CC. The Relationship Between Depression and Pain During Acute Electroconvulsive Therapy and Follow-Up Period for Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression. J ECT 2022; 38:192-199. [PMID: 35220359 DOI: 10.1097/yct.0000000000000830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We explored the relationships between depression and pain during acute electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and the follow-up period for patients with treatment-resistant depression and concomitant pain. METHODS During the acute ECT phase, treatment-resistant depression patients (N = 97) were randomized to receive ECT plus agomelatine 50 mg/d, or ECT plus placebo. Depression and pain severities were measured using the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-17), and the pain subscale of the Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale at baseline, after every 3 ECT treatments, and after acute ECT. If patients achieved response (ie, a ≥ 50 % reduction in HAMD-17) or received at least 6 ECT treatments, they were prescribed agomelatine 50 mg/d and participated in a 12-week follow-up trial. The HAMD-17 and pain subscale were assessed at 4-week intervals. Both HAMD-17 and pain subscale scores were converted to T score units to compare the degrees of changes between depression and pain during acute ECT and the follow-up period. RESULTS Eighty-two patients completing at least the first 3 ECT treatments entered the analysis. Both HAMD-17 and pain subscale decreased significantly after acute ECT. Changes of HAMD-17 T scores were significantly greater than changes of pain subscale T scores during acute ECT and follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS Pain changed more slowly than did depression while measuring both during acute ECT and the follow-up period. Pain can, therefore, be considered a separate entity from depression.
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- From the Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital
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Cheng WM, Liou YJ, Fan YH. Type D Personality Is an Independent Predictor of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Young Men. Front Psychol 2022; 13:822490. [PMID: 35273543 PMCID: PMC8901569 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.822490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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This cross-sectional study, which included men aged 20-40 years, aimed to determine the relationships among type D personality, depressive symptoms and lower urinary tract symptoms in young men. An internet-based questionnaire was administered, and General demographics, International Prostate Symptom Scores, Type D Scale-14 scores, and Depression and Somatic Symptom Scale scores were analyzed. A total of 3,127 men were included; of these, 762 (24.4%) reported moderate/severe lower urinary tract symptoms, and 1,565 (50.05%) met the criteria for type D personality. Men with type D personality had significantly higher body mass index and total and sub-scores for the International Prostate Symptom Score and Depression and Somatic Symptom Scale. Furthermore, the type D personality group had a higher prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms, particularly voiding symptoms. Univariate analysis revealed that all parameters, except for body mass index, were significant predictors of moderate/severe lower urinary tract symptoms. Multivariate analysis showed that age >30 years, type D personality, and depressive and somatic Depression and Somatic Symptom Scale sub-scores were independent predictors of moderate/severe lower urinary tract symptoms. Regarding Type D Scale-14 subscales, social inhibition, rather than negative affectivity, impacted moderate/severe lower urinary tract symptoms. Mediation analysis revealed that depressive symptoms mediated the relationship between type D personality and lower urinary tract symptoms. This study established correlations between type D personality, depressive symptoms, and lower urinary tract symptoms. As previous studies suggested that patients with type D personality are less likely to consult and adhere to treatment, and are at higher risk for depression, urologists should therefore actively recognize patients with TDP.
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- Wei-Ming Cheng
- Program in Molecular Medicine, School of Life Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Institute of Biopharmaceutical Science, School of Life Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taipei City Hospital, Zhongxiao Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Shu-Tien Urological Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Hung CI, Liu CY, Hsu SC, Yang CH. Comparing the associations of three psychometric scales at baseline with long-term prognosis of depression over a 10-year period. Int J Methods Psychiatr Res 2022; 31:e1896. [PMID: 34714578 PMCID: PMC8886283 DOI: 10.1002/mpr.1896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 08/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale (DSSS), a free scale, includes depression (DS) and somatic (SS) subscales. This study aimed to compare the associations of the baseline DSSS, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) scores with the outcome of depression over a 10-year follow-up period. METHODS Two hundred ninety outpatients with major depressive disorder (MDD) were enrolled and were followed-up at the 6-month, 2-year, and 10-year points. The three scales were administered at each follow-up. Multiple linear regressions were used to compare the associations. RESULTS In a comparison of the HAMD, DS, and HADS-depression, the HAMD and DS scores at baseline were most strongly associated with the HAMD score at two (6-month and 2-year) and one (10-year) follow-up points, respectively. In a comparison of the HAMD, DS, SS, HADS-depression, and HADS-anxiety, the SS and HAMD scores at baseline were most strongly associated with the HAMD score at two (6-month and 10-year) and one (2-year) follow-up points, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The DS, SS, and HAMD scores at baseline were significantly associated with the long-term outcome of depression. Scales or subscales assessing somatic symptoms might be more strongly associated with the outcome of depression.
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- Ching-I Hung
- Department of Psychiatry, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Republic of China.,Department of Psychiatry, New Taipei Municipal Tucheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Republic of China
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- Department of Nursing, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Republic of China
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Evaluating the efficacy and moderators of algorithm-guided antidepressant treatments of major depressive disorder. J Affect Disord 2022; 297:68-75. [PMID: 34670132 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 10/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND In spite of numerous options, the most efficacious treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD) remains elusive. Algorithm-guided treatments (AGTs) are proposed to address inadequate remission and optimize treatment delivery. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical benefit of AGTs for MDD, and to explore specific moderators of treatment outcomes for individual patients. METHODS The study recruited 987 patients with MDD across eight hospitals who were randomly assigned to AGT with escitalopram (AGT-E), AGT with mirtazapine (AGT-M), or treatment-as-usual (TAU). The outcomes were symptom remission, response rate, early improvement rate, subsymptom clusters improvement over time, the mean time to first remission, relapse rate at 6-months posttreatment follow-up, quality of life (QOL), and adverse events. RESUTLS No significant differences were observed across groups in outcome, except that TAU showed significantly poorer QOL, higher relapse rates at 6-months posttreatment follow-up, and marginally significantly worse maximal burden of adverse events than the AGT groups. After 6 weeks of treatment initiation, remission rate did not significantly increase with extended treatment. AGT-M outperformed the TAU and AGT-E in treating sleep symptoms. AGT-E was less effective than AGT-M and TAU in patients with severe depression and somatic symptoms (DSSS). The superiority of TAU over AGTs was observed in recurrent MDD patients. CONCLUSION Although the superiority of AGTs over TAU was limited by failure of alternative subsequent treatment, AGTs outperformed in QOL and relapse rate. Types of disease episode and DSSS were regarded as specific moderators in treatment of depression. These findings might contribute to future research on targeted antidepressant treatment.
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Sharif Nia H, Rahmatpour P, Sivarajan Froelicher E, Pahlevan Sharif S, Kaveh O, Rezazadeh Fazeli A, Sia CC. Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale Among the Iranian Public People During COVID-19 Pandemic. Front Public Health 2022; 9:728904. [PMID: 34970522 PMCID: PMC8712319 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.728904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background: Several studies indicate a high prevalence of depression around the world during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a valid instrument to capture the depression of an individual in this situation is both important and timely. The present study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) among the public during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran. Method: This is a cross-sectional study that was conducted in the Iranian population (n = 600) from April to July 2020. A two-part online form was used: sociodemographic characteristics and depression items (CES-D). The construct validity and internal consistency reliability of the scale were evaluated. Result: The results of the exploratory factor analysis illustrated two factors with 43.35% of the total variance of the depression were explained. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that this model fits well. Internal consistency reliability was evaluated, and it was acceptable. Conclusion: The findings demonstrated that, in the Iranian sample, this depression scale yielded two factors (somatic and positive affects) solutions with suitable psychometric properties.
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- Hamid Sharif Nia
- Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Nursing, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Faculty of Business and Law, Taylor's University, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
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Baek J, Kim KA, Kim H, Kim O, Ko M, Kim SH, Sohn IB, Shin BK, Jeon WT, Chu SH. The validity of ICD-11 PTSD and complex PTSD in North Korean defectors using the International Trauma Questionnaire. Eur J Psychotraumatol 2022; 13:2119012. [PMID: 36237828 PMCID: PMC9553178 DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2022.2119012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Background: The International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) is a self-report assessment focused on the core features of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD). It is consistent with the organizing principles of the 11th revision to the WHO's International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). Since the 1990s, the number of North Korean defectors (NKD) entering South Korea to escape human rights violations has been increasing rapidly, with 33,815 NKD settled by 2021. The South Korean government faces an important challenge in supporting NKD to successfully adapt and settle in South Korean society. NKD experience various traumatic events during the process of defecting and repatriation. Therefore, it is essential to understand the psychological disorders of NKD, especially PTSD and CPTSD. Objective: This study aimed to test the validity of the ITQ assessment and explore the differences in symptoms and quality of life between PTSD and CPTSD. Method: The study sample comprised 503 trauma-exposed NKD. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and latent class analysis (LCA) were used to evaluate the validity of ITQ. One-way analysis of variances and post-hoc analyses revealed the difference in the Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale (DSSS) and WHOQOL-BREF results among PTSD and CPTSD symptom LCA classes. Results: The CFA and LCA results supported the ICD-11 conceptualization of PTSD and CPTSD in NKD. The CFA results confirmed that both the first- and second-order models were statistically fit, but for community-dwelling NKD the first-order model had better model fit than the second-order model. The LCA findings revealed a four-class model with 'PTSD', 'CPTSD', 'DSO', and 'low symptom' classes. Compared to the PTSD class, CPTSD class had higher levels of depression and somatic symptoms and a lower quality of life. Conclusion: This study provided evidence that ITQ is a valid tool to assess PTSD or CPTSD in community-dwelling NKD.
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- Jiwon Baek
- Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Nursing, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nursing, Gachon University College of Nursing, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nursing, Yonsei University College of Nursing and Brain Korea 21 FOUR Project, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nursing, Yonsei University College of Nursing and Brain Korea 21 FOUR Project, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nursing, Yonsei University College of Nursing, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nursing, Yonsei University College of Nursing, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medical Education, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Nursing, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Department of Nursing, Yonsei University College of Nursing, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Chang CC, Yeh TY, Su JA. Factors associated with the quality of life in family caregivers of people with dementia in Taiwan. TAIWANESE JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY 2022. [DOI: 10.4103/tpsy.tpsy_29_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Wu X, Zhu Y, Wu Z, Huang J, Cao L, Wang Y, Su Y, Liu H, Fang M, Yao Z, Wang Z, Wang F, Wang Y, Peng D, Chen J, Fang Y. Identifying the Subtypes of Major Depressive Disorder Based on Somatic Symptoms: A Longitudinal Study Using Latent Profile Analysis. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:759334. [PMID: 35903631 PMCID: PMC9314656 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.759334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Two-thirds of major depressive disorder (MDD) patients initially present with somatic symptoms, yet no study has used approaches based on somatic symptoms to subtype MDD. This study aimed to classify MDD via somatic symptoms and tracked the prognosis of each subtype. METHODS Data were obtained from the study of Algorithm Guided Treatment Strategies for Major Depressive Disorder (AGTs-MDD). We recruited 395 subjects who received monotherapy of mirtazapine or escitalopram and conducted 2-, 4-, 6-, 8-, and 12-week follow-up assessments (n = 311, 278, 251, 199, and 178, respectively). Latent profile analysis (LPA) was performed on somatic symptom items of the depression and somatic symptoms scale (DSSS). Generalized linear mixed models (GLMM) were used to study the longitudinal prognosis of the subtypes classed by LPA. Primary outcome measures were the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD), HAMD score reduction rate, as well as somatic and depressive items of DSSS. RESULTS Three subtypes of MDD were found, namely, depression with mild somatic symptoms (68.9%), depression with moderate somatic symptoms (19.2%), and depression with severe somatic symptoms (11.9%). Scores of HAMD (F = 3.175, p = 0.001), somatic (F = 23.594, p < 0.001), and depressive (F = 4.163, p < 0.001) DSSS items throughout the 12-week follow-up showed statistical difference among the three subtypes. The moderate group displayed a higher HAMD-17 score and a lower reduction rate at the 6th week, and more severe depressive symptoms both at the 4th and 6th weeks. CONCLUSION The results indicate that somatic symptoms should be emphasized in patients with MDD, and more attention is needed for those with moderate somatic symptoms, which may be relevant to a worse prognosis.
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- Xiaohui Wu
- Clinical Research Center and Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Clinical Research Center and Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Clinical Research Center and Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Clinical Research Center and Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Clinical Research Center and Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Clinical Research Center and Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Clinical Research Center and Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Clinical Research Center and Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Brain Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hongkou District Mental Health Center of Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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- Clinical Research Center and Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Clinical Research Center and Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Clinical Research Center and Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Clinical Research Center and Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Clinical Research Center and Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai, China
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Chen HM, Kuo PH, Hsu CY, Chiu YH, Liu YW, Lu ML, Chen CH. Psychophysiological Effects of Lactobacillus plantarum PS128 in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder: A Preliminary 8-Week Open Trial. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13113731. [PMID: 34835987 PMCID: PMC8618644 DOI: 10.3390/nu13113731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Recent studies have suggested that gut–brain axis may be one of the mechanisms of major depression disorder (MDD). The current study aimed to investigate the effects of Lactobacillus plantarum PS128 (PS128) on psychophysiology in patients with MDD. We recruited 11 patients with MDD and gave them PS128 for 8 weeks. We compared depression symptoms, serum markers of inflammation and gut permeability, and gut microbiota before and after 8-week intervention and also explored the correlations among symptoms, biomarkers, and gut microbiota. After 8-week PS128 intervention, scores of Hamilton Depression Rating Scale-17 and Depression and Somatic symptoms Scale significantly decreased. Serum levels of high sensitivity c-reactive protein, interluekin-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α, zonulin and intestinal fatty acid binding protein, and the composition of gut microbiota did not significantly change after 8-week PS128 intervention. However, we found changes of some genera were correlated with changes of symptoms and biomarkers. In conclusion, this is an open trial with small sample size and has several limitations. The results need to be verified by randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with larger sample size.
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- Hui-Mei Chen
- Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan;
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan;
- Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (P.-H.K.); (C.-H.C.); Tel.: +886-2-3366-8015 (P.-H.K.); +886-2-2930-7930 (ext. 53961) (C.-H.C.); Fax: +886-2-2351-1955 (P.-H.K.); +886-2-2933-5221 (C.-H.C.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Municipal Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan; (C.-Y.H.); (Y.-H.C.); (M.-L.L.)
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Municipal Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan; (C.-Y.H.); (Y.-H.C.); (M.-L.L.)
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- Institute of Biochemistry of Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan;
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- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Municipal Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan; (C.-Y.H.); (Y.-H.C.); (M.-L.L.)
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Municipal Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan; (C.-Y.H.); (Y.-H.C.); (M.-L.L.)
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (P.-H.K.); (C.-H.C.); Tel.: +886-2-3366-8015 (P.-H.K.); +886-2-2930-7930 (ext. 53961) (C.-H.C.); Fax: +886-2-2351-1955 (P.-H.K.); +886-2-2933-5221 (C.-H.C.)
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Bartonicek A, Wickham SR, Pat N, Conner TS. The value of Bayesian predictive projection for variable selection: an example of selecting lifestyle predictors of young adult well-being. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:695. [PMID: 33836714 PMCID: PMC8033696 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10690-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Variable selection is an important issue in many fields such as public health and psychology. Researchers often gather data on many variables of interest and then are faced with two challenging goals: building an accurate model with few predictors, and making probabilistic statements (inference) about this model. Unfortunately, it is currently difficult to attain these goals with the two most popular methods for variable selection methods: stepwise selection and LASSO. The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the use predictive projection feature selection - a novel Bayesian variable selection method that delivers both predictive power and inference. We apply predictive projection to a sample of New Zealand young adults, use it to build a compact model for predicting well-being, and compare it to other variable selection methods. METHODS The sample consisted of 791 young adults (ages 18 to 25, 71.7% female) living in Dunedin, New Zealand who had taken part in the Daily Life Study in 2013-2014. Participants completed a 13-day online daily diary assessment of their well-being and a range of lifestyle variables (e.g., sleep, physical activity, diet variables). The participants' diary data was averaged across days and analyzed cross-sectionally to identify predictors of average flourishing. Predictive projection was used to select as few predictors as necessary to approximate the predictive accuracy of a reference model with all 28 predictors. Predictive projection was also compared to other variable selection methods, including stepwise selection and LASSO. RESULTS Three predictors were sufficient to approximate the predictions of the reference model: higher sleep quality, less trouble concentrating, and more servings of fruit. The performance of the projected submodel generalized well. Compared to other variable selection methods, predictive projection produced models with either matching or slightly worse performance; however, this performance was achieved with much fewer predictors. CONCLUSION Predictive projection was used to efficiently arrive at a compact model with good predictive accuracy. The predictors selected into the submodel - felt refreshed after waking up, had less trouble concentrating, and ate more servings of fruit - were all theoretically meaningful. Our findings showcase the utility of predictive projection in a practical variable selection problem.
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- A Bartonicek
- Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Der Begriff „Funktion/funktionell“ in der manuellen Medizin und Psychosomatik bzw. inneren Medizin. MANUELLE MEDIZIN 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00337-020-00723-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Lin CH, Yang WC, Chen CC, Cai WR. Comparison of the efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) plus agomelatine to ECT plus placebo in treatment-resistant depression. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2020; 142:121-131. [PMID: 32412097 DOI: 10.1111/acps.13183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is commonly used to treat patients with treatment-resistant depression. We aimed to investigate whether combining an antidepressant agent with ECT might enhance therapeutic efficacy and prevent early relapse. METHOD During the acute ECT phase, patients (N = 97) with treatment-resistant depression were randomized to receive ECT plus agomelatine 50 mg/day (n = 48) or ECT plus placebo (n = 49). Symptom severity measures, including the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-17) and other scales, functional impairment, quality of life, neuropsychological tests, adverse events and attitudes toward ECT, were assessed regularly. Remission was defined as a HAMD-17 score ≤7. If patients achieved post-ECT remission, they were prescribed agomelatine 50 mg/day and participated in a 12-week follow-up trial. HAMD-17 was rated at 4-week intervals. Relapse was defined as a HAMD-17 score ≥14, or rehospitalization for a psychiatric reason. RESULTS The two treatment groups were comparable at (i) baseline variables; (ii) score changes in all symptom measures, functional impairment, quality of life, and neuropsychological tests; (iii) frequency of adverse events and attitudes toward ECT; and (iv) post-ECT response/remission rates. There were no statistically significant differences following ECT in relapse rates and time to relapse between these two groups. CONCLUSION Adding agomelatine to ECT yielded comparable response/remission rates to ECT without agomelatine in the acute ECT phase. Starting agomelatine in combination with ECT did not seem to be more efficacious in preventing relapse than starting agomelatine after the acute ECT course. More research is needed to guide clinical recommendations.
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- C-H Lin
- Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Nasstasia Y, Baker AL, Lewin TJ, Halpin SA, Hides L, Kelly BJ, Callister R. Differential treatment effects of an integrated motivational interviewing and exercise intervention on depressive symptom profiles and associated factors: A randomised controlled cross-over trial among youth with major depression. J Affect Disord 2019; 259:413-423. [PMID: 31610998 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.08.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Revised: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Exercise is increasingly recognised as an efficacious intervention for major depressive disorder (MDD) but to our knowledge differential treatment effects on depressive symptom profiles (cognitive, somatic and affective) and associated changes in psychological, physiological and behavioural factors have not been examined among youth with MDD. METHODS Sixty-eight participants (mean age 20.8) meeting DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for MDD were randomised to an Immediate intervention or Control/delayed condition (n = 34 per group). The integrated intervention comprised an initial session of motivational interviewing (MI) followed by a 12-week, multi-modal exercise program. Changes in depressive symptom profiles were assessed with the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) total score and factorial symptom subscales. RESULTS There were significant differential improvements in BDI-II total scores post-treatment among intervention participants, which were also observed across the cognitive and affective subscales. Individual BDI-II items from the cognitive subscale showing significant differential improvement related to negative self-concept, while those from the affective subscale related to interest/activation; the energy item within the somatic subscale also revealed significant differential improvement. Significant differential improvements were also observed in exercise participation, negative automatic thoughts, behavioural activation and bench press repetitions among intervention participants, which correlated significantly with depression improvements. LIMITATIONS The exercise intervention was delivered in a supervised, group format and potential social meditators of change cannot be excluded. CONCLUSIONS Exercise differentially effects depressive symptom profiles with similar antidepressant effects as would be expected from psychological therapies improving negative cognition and emotional health.
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- Yasmina Nasstasia
- School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- School of Psychology, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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Hung CI, Liu CY, Yang CH. Persistent depressive disorder has long-term negative impacts on depression, anxiety, and somatic symptoms at 10-year follow-up among patients with major depressive disorder. J Affect Disord 2019; 243:255-261. [PMID: 30248637 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.09.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2018] [Revised: 09/09/2018] [Accepted: 09/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The study aimed to investigate the impacts of persistent depressive disorder (PDD) and pharmacotherapy on depression, anxiety, and somatic symptoms among patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) over a ten-year period. METHODS 290 outpatients with MDD were enrolled, including 117 with PDD, at baseline. Subjects were followed-up at six-month, two-year, and 10-year points. MDD and dysthymic disorder were diagnosed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR. The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale were used. Generalized Estimating Equation models were used to investigate the impacts. RESULTS MDD patients with PDD had greater severities of depression, anxiety, and somatic symptoms at the three follow-up points as compared with those without; however, these results were of statistical significance only in patients without pharmacotherapy. MDD patients with PDD had a longer duration of pharmacotherapy and a lower remission rate as compared with those without. After controlling for depression and anxiety at baseline, PDD was independently associated with more severe depression, anxiety, and somatic symptoms. LIMITATION At the ten-year follow-up, approximately half of the subjects were lost to follow-up; this, in addition to the unequal follow-up intervals, might have caused bias. CONCLUSIONS Among the patients, PDD continued to have negative impacts on depression, anxiety, and somatic symptoms over the subsequent ten years. Differences in symptomatology between the patients with and without PDD were statistically insignificant when pharmacotherapy was utilized; however, pharmacotherapy did not fully compensate for the negative impacts of PDD.
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- Ching-I Hung
- Department of Psychiatry, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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Jang FL, Kao PH. The potential use of using the psychological side effects of antidepressants in treating cancer patients. TAIWANESE JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY 2019. [DOI: 10.4103/tpsy.tpsy_37_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Liu CH, Fu TS, Lee CP, Hung CI. Reliability and validity of the Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale among patients with chronic low back pain. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2019; 15:241-246. [PMID: 30679910 PMCID: PMC6338111 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s188277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale (DSSS), which is a free scale that includes a depression subscale (DS) and a somatic subscale (SS), was developed to evaluate depression and somatic symptoms simultaneously. This study aimed to examine the reliability and validity of the DSSS among patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). METHODS Two-hundred and twenty-five patients with CLBP were enrolled. Psychiatric diagnoses were made based on the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV-Text Revision. The DSSS, Oswestry Disability Index, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and Short Form 36 (SF-36) were administered. Cronbach's alpha was used to test internal consistency. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was used to identify cutoff scores for a major depressive episode (MDE). RESULTS Subjects with an MDE (N=21) had greater severities of depression, anxiety, somatic symptoms, and disability as compared with those without an MDE. The Cronbach's alpha values of the DS and SS were 0.90 and 0.83, respectively. The DS and SS were significantly correlated with the Oswestry Disability Index, the HADS, and the SF-36 subscales. The DS had the greatest area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (0.96) as compared with the SS and the HADS subscales. The cutoff score for an MDE was a DS score ≥15 (sensitivity and specificity: 100% and 88.7%, respectively). CONCLUSION The DSSS subscales were of acceptable reliability and validity. The DS can be used as a tool for evaluating the severity of depression and detecting an MDE in patients with CLBP.
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- Chun-Hao Liu
- Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, .,Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan,
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- Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, .,Department of Orthopedics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, .,Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan,
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan, .,Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan,
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Christensen MC, Florea I, Lindsten A, Baldwin DS. Efficacy of vortioxetine on the physical symptoms of major depressive disorder. J Psychopharmacol 2018; 32:1086-1097. [PMID: 30047820 PMCID: PMC6380624 DOI: 10.1177/0269881118788826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Efficacy has been proven for vortioxetine in short-term and long-term treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD), with broad beneficial effects on emotional, physical and cognitive symptoms. Limited specific data on the effects of vortioxetine on depression-related physical symptoms have been published. METHODS A meta-analysis was carried out of five short-term multinational, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies. These studies were conducted in a total of 2105 adult MDD outpatients (18-75 years) with a major depressive episode of ⩾3 months' duration. Only patients treated with a dose of 5 or 10 mg vortioxetine (therapeutic doses) or placebo were included in this analysis. Efficacy assessment of vortioxetine on the physical symptoms of depression included all items of the Hamilton Depression Scale (HAM-D) assessing physical symptoms, and all somatic items in the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAM-A). A subgroup analysis in MDD patients with coexisting anxiety symptoms (i.e. those with a HAM-A ⩾20 at baseline) was also performed. RESULTS A significant improvement ( p<0.05) of vortioxetine versus placebo was observed on all HAM-D items measuring physical symptoms, except for the somatic gastrointestinal symptoms and loss of weight items. Significant effects were also observed on the HAM-A somatic items: general somatic symptoms, gastrointestinal symptoms, and autonomic symptoms. In patients with a high baseline level of anxiety, a significant effect of vortioxetine was also observed on the physical symptoms of depression. CONCLUSIONS These analyses indicate that patients with MDD, including those with a high level of anxiety symptoms, have significant improvements in MDD-associated physical symptoms when treated with vortioxetine.
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, UK,University Department of Psychiatry and
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Hung CI, Liu CY, Yang CH, Wang SJ. Migraine and greater pain symptoms at 10-year follow-up among patients with major depressive disorder. J Headache Pain 2018; 19:56. [PMID: 30019214 PMCID: PMC6049843 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-018-0884-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background No study has investigated the associations of migraine with pain symptoms over a ten-year period among outpatients with major depressive disorder (MDD). This study aimed to investigate this issue. Methods At baseline, the study enrolled 290 outpatients with MDD and followed-up the patients at six-month, two-year, and ten-year time points. MDD and anxiety comorbidities were diagnosed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-text revision. Migraine was diagnosed based on the International Classification of Headache Disorders. The bodily pain subscale of the Short Form 36 (SF-BP) and the pain subscale (PS) of the Depression and Somatic Symptoms scale were also used. Generalized Estimating Equation models were employed to investigate the longitudinal impacts of migraine on pain symptoms. Results MDD patients with migraine had lower SF-BP and higher PS scores than those without. Depression, anxiety, and headache indices were significantly correlated with SF-BP and PS scores. The higher the frequency of migraine, the more often patients suffered from pain symptoms. Patients with migraine at all investigated time points suffered from pain symptoms most of the time (ranging from 60.0% to 73.7%) over the 10 years. After controlling for depression and anxiety, migraine was independently associated with a decreased SF-BP score (by 8.93 points) and an increased PS score (by 1.33 points). Conclusion Migraine was an important comorbidity associated with greater severities of pain symptoms during long-term follow-up. Migraine treatment should be integrated into the treatment of depression to improve pain symptoms and quality of life in the pain dimension.
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- Ching-I Hung
- Department of Psychiatry, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Faculty of Medicine and Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University and Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. .,Department of Neurology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201 Shi-Pai Road, Section 2, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
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Tse PS, González DA, Jenkins SR. Validating the Structure of the Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale. PSYCHOSOMATICS 2018; 59:277-282. [DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2017.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2017] [Revised: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Nasstasia Y, Baker AL, Halpin SA, Hides L, Lewin TJ, Kelly BJ, Callister R. Evaluating the efficacy of an integrated motivational interviewing and multi-modal exercise intervention for youth with major depression: Healthy Body, Healthy Mind randomised controlled trial protocol. Contemp Clin Trials Commun 2018; 9:13-22. [PMID: 29696220 PMCID: PMC5898569 DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2017.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Revised: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 11/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Recent meta-analytic reviews suggest exercise can reduce depression severity among adults with major depressive disorder (MDD); however, efficacy studies with depressed youth are limited. Few studies have investigated the efficacy of multi-modal exercise interventions in this population, addressed treatment engagement, or explored the differential effects of exercise on depressive symptom profiles. OBJECTIVES This paper describes the study protocol and recruitment pattern for an assessor blinded, two-arm randomised controlled trial investigating the efficacy of an integrated motivational interviewing (MI) and multi-modal exercise intervention in youth diagnosed with MDD. Associations between depressive symptom profiles (cognitive, somatic and affective) and psychological, physiological (fitness), and biological (blood biomarker) outcomes will also be examined. METHODS Participants aged 15-25 years with current MDD were recruited. Eligible participants were randomised and stratified according to gender and depression severity to either an immediate or delayed (control) group. The immediate group received a brief MI intervention followed by a 12-week small group exercise intervention (3 times per week for 1 h), all delivered by personal trainers. The delayed control group received the same intervention 12-weeks later. Both groups were reassessed at mid-treatment or mid-control, post-treatment or post-control, and follow-up (12 weeks post-treatment). RESULTS 68 participants were recruited and randomly allocated to an intervention group. CONCLUSION This trial will increase our understanding of the efficacy of multi-modal exercise interventions for depression and the specific effects of exercise on depressive symptom profiles. It also offers a novel contribution by addressing treatment engagement in exercise efficacy trials in youth with MDD.
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- Yasmina Nasstasia
- School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- School of Psychology, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Brain and Mental Health Research, School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Brain and Mental Health Research, School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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The impact of an add-on video assisted structured aerobic exercise module on mood and somatic symptoms among women with depressive disorders: Study from a tertiary care centre in India. Asian J Psychiatr 2018; 32:118-122. [PMID: 29227962 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2017.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 12/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND The evidence in favor of exercise as a treatment for depression is compelling, but what kind of exercise, how much, how often, and at what intensity is necessary to make a significant difference. There is serious dearth of such data from India, in particular. We examined the impact of low-moderate intensity aerobic exercises on mood and somatic symptoms among women with depressive disorders. METHODS A pre test- post test control group design was adopted with a sample size of 40 (20 subjects randomized to both experimental and control group) women inpatients diagnosed with depressive disorder at a tertiary care centre, Bengaluru, India. After pre-test, experimental group received 10 sessions of add-on intervention (video assisted structured aerobic exercise module) and the control group received treatment as usual. Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), Visual Analogue Mood Scale (VAMS) and Depression Somatic Symptom scale (DSSS) were used as clinical outcome measures. RESULTS The estimated mean change within the group in HDRS was 4.30 (95% CI 3.15 to 5.44; p<0.001) in the experimental group as compared to 2.70 (95% CI 1.50 to 3.89; p<0.001) in control group. RMANOVA (F=4.08) revealed a significant reduction in mean mood score in HDRS in the experimental group as compared to the control group at p<0.05. There was no statistically significant reduction in mean somatic symptom score between the groups (p=0.142). CONCLUSION The study findings support that add-on aerobic exercise is associated with significantly greater improvements in mood symptoms of women with depressive disorders, when performed in a structured and supervised setting.
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Novick D, Montgomery W, Aguado J, Peng X, Haro JM. Factors associated with and impact of pain persistence in Asian patients with depression: a 3-month, prospective observational study. Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract 2017; 21:29-35. [PMID: 27780381 DOI: 10.1080/13651501.2016.1242751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We investigated the depression outcomes and the factors associated with pain persistence in Asian patients treated for major depressive disorder (MDD). METHODS This observational study enrolled 909 Asian adult inpatients and outpatients. The presence or absence of painful physical symptoms and severity of depression were assessed at baseline and after three months of treatment. Factors associated with pain persistence and outcome of depression were investigated using regression methods. RESULTS Of the 909 patients enrolled, 684 were included in the analysis and evaluated at three months. Of them, 335 (49%) had no pain at baseline nor follow up, 198 (29%) at baseline but not at follow up and 151 (22%) in both assessments. Pain more frequently persisted in patients who were divorced/widowed/separated, with >1 comorbidity, aged <40 years, with previous MDD episodes, taking pain medications, and with greater depression severity. At three months, response/remission were 84%/73% in the no pain group, 83%/63% in the remitted pain group and 46%/25% in the persistent pain group (differences all p < .0001; all bivariate comparisons were statistically significant with p < .05 except response between no pain and remitted pain). Persistent pain was also associated with less improvement in quality of life and health state. CONCLUSIONS Pain should be taken into account when diagnosing MDD and when tailoring therapy.
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- Diego Novick
- a Eli Lilly and Company , Windlesham, Surrey , UK
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- c Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, Universitat de Barcelona , Barcelona , Spain
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- d Eli Lilly and Company , Indianapolis , IN , USA
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- c Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, Universitat de Barcelona , Barcelona , Spain
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Chou YH, Lee CP, Liu CY, Hung CI. Construct validity of the Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale: evaluation by Mokken scale analysis. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2017; 13:205-211. [PMID: 28182138 PMCID: PMC5279824 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s118825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Previous studies of the Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale (DSSS), a free scale, have been based on the classical test theory, and the construct validity and dimensionality of the DSSS are as yet uncertain. The aim of this study was to use Mokken scale analysis (MSA) to assess the dimensionality of the DSSS. METHODS A sample of 214 psychiatric outpatients with mood and anxiety disorders were enrolled at a medical center in Taiwan (age: mean [SD] =38.3 [10.5] years; 63.1% female) and asked to complete the DSSS. MSA was used to assess the dimensionality of the DSSS. RESULTS All 22 items of the DSSS formed a moderate unidimensional scale (Hs =0.403), supporting its construct validity. The DSSS was divided into 4 subscales (Hs ranged from 0.35 to 0.67), including a general somatic scale (GSS), melancholic scale (MS), muscular pain scale (MPS), and chest symptom scale (CSS). The GSS is a weak reliable Mokken scale; the other 3 scales are strong reliable Mokken scales. CONCLUSION The DSSS is a psychometrically sound measure of depression and somatic symptoms in adult psychiatric outpatients with depression or anxiety. The summed score of the DSSS and its 4 subscales are valid statistics. Further research is required for replication of the 4 subscales of the DSSS.
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- Ya-Hsin Chou
- Department of Psychiatry, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Jeon SW, Yoon SY, Ko YH, Joe SH, Kim YK, Han C, Yoon HK, Liu CY. Do Somatic Symptoms Predict the Severity of Depression? A Validation Study of the Korean Version of the Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale. J Korean Med Sci 2016; 31:2002-2009. [PMID: 27822942 PMCID: PMC5102867 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.12.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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This study aimed at exploring the psychometric characteristics of the Korean Version of the Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale (DSSS) in a clinical sample, and investigating the impact of somatic symptoms on the severity of depression. Participants were 203 consecutive outpatients with current major depressive disorders (MDD) or lifetime diagnosis of MDD. The DSSS was compared with the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) and the 17-items Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD). The DSSS showed a two-factor structure that accounted for 56.8% of the variance, as well as excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.95), concurrent validity (r = 0.44-0.82), and temporal stability (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.79). The DSSS had a high ability to identify patients in non-remission (area under receiver operating characteristic [ROC] curve = 0.887). Maximal discrimination between remission and non-full remission was obtained at a cut-off score of 22 (sensitivity = 82.1%, specificity = 81.4%). The number of somatic symptoms (the range of somatic symptoms) and the scores on the somatic subscale (SS, the severity of somatic symptoms) in non-remission patients were greater than those in remission patients. The number of somatic symptoms (slope = 0.148) and the SS score (slope = 0.472) were confirmed as excellent predictors of the depression severity as indicated by the MADRS scores. The findings indicate that the DSSS is a useful tool for simultaneously, rapidly, and accurately measuring depression and somatic symptoms in clinical practice settings and in consultation fields.
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- Sang Won Jeon
- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Chang CC, Lin CY, Gronholm PC, Wu TH. Cross-Validation of Two Commonly Used Self-Stigma Measures, Taiwan Versions of the Internalized Stigma Mental Illness Scale and Self-Stigma Scale-Short, for People With Mental Illness. Assessment 2016; 25:777-792. [PMID: 27385391 DOI: 10.1177/1073191116658547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Self-stigma instruments investigate how people with mental illness internalize public stigma. However, information is limited for the psychometric properties of their scores, especially cross-validating scores from different instruments. Thus, we used confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) and item-response theory (IRT) models to examine the Internalized Stigma Mental Illness (ISMI) scale and the Self-Stigma Scale-Short (SSS-S). Participants with mental illness ( n = 347) completed both instruments. The CFAs that simultaneously accounted for both the instrument (ISMI and SSS-S) and the trait (Affect, Cognitive, and Behavior concepts) effects outperformed those that accounted only for the instrument effect or only the trait effect. All item scores fit the IRT model and were fit with ordered, progressing hierarchies in their step difficulties. We conclude that both instruments are feasible for measuring the self-stigma and that future research can combine the items of both.
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- Chih-Cheng Chang
- 1 Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.,2 King's College London, London, UK.,3 Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan
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- 4 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, SAR
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Doucerain MM, Deschênes SS, Aubé K, Ryder AG, Gouin JP. Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia Is Prospectively Associated With Early Trajectories of Acculturation Among New International Students. JOURNAL OF CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/0022022115624015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) is a marker of parasympathetic activity hypothesized to index a neurophysiological system supporting social engagement behaviors. Following migration, people must navigate and adapt to a new sociocultural environment. Whether RSA affects this psychological acculturation process is unknown. This longitudinal study investigated whether resting RSA on arrival in the receiving country was related to changes in cultural orientations toward both mainstream and heritage cultural groups during the first 5 months following migration. Sixty new international students provided information on their cultural orientations toward the mainstream and heritage cultural groups shortly after arrival in the new country and 2 and 5 months after the first assessment. Results indicated that both heritage and mainstream orientations increased linearly over time. Furthermore, greater resting RSA at baseline was prospectively associated with larger increases in positive orientation toward the mainstream culture but not the heritage culture, over and above individual differences in extraversion, depression, and anxiety. These data provide longitudinal evidence that higher RSA promotes an approach-oriented stance toward a novel cultural environment.
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- Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Wang HY, Fu TS, Hsu SC, Hung CI. Association of depression with sleep quality might be greater than that of pain intensity among outpatients with chronic low back pain. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2016; 12:1993-8. [PMID: 27563244 PMCID: PMC4984826 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s110162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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PURPOSE No study to date has compared the associations of pain intensity, depression, and anxiety with insomnia among outpatients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). This study aimed to investigate this issue. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 225 outpatients with CLBP were enrolled from a general orthopedics clinic. The Insomnia Severity Index was used to evaluate sleep quality. Major depressive disorder (MDD) and anxiety disorders were diagnosed using the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition, text revision, Axis I Disorders. Two psychometric scales were used to evaluate depression and anxiety. The Visual Analog Scale was employed to assess pain intensity. Multiple linear regressions were performed to determine the association of insomnia with pain intensity, depression, and anxiety. RESULTS Among the 225 subjects, 58 (25.8%) had clinical insomnia; 83 (36.9%) had severe low back pain; 49 (21.8%) had MDD, including 21 (9.3%) with a current major depressive episode (MDE); and 52 (23.1%) had anxiety disorders. More than half (56.9%) of the subjects with CLBP and clinical insomnia had MDD and/or anxiety disorders. Subjects with a current MDE or anxiety disorders had greater severities of pain and insomnia as compared with subjects without these conditions. After controlling for demographic variables, MDE was more strongly associated with insomnia than severe low back pain; moreover, the severity of depression had a greater association with insomnia than pain intensity. CONCLUSION The association of depression with insomnia was not inferior to that of pain intensity with insomnia. Among patients with CLBP and insomnia, integration of depression and anxiety treatment into treatment of pain might help to improve sleep quality.
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- Hsin-Yu Wang
- Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan
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- Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan; Department of Orthopedics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan
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Hung CI, Liu CY, Fu TS. Depression: An important factor associated with disability among patients with chronic low back pain. Int J Psychiatry Med 2015; 49:187-98. [PMID: 25930736 DOI: 10.1177/0091217415573937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The study aimed to compare the associations of pain indices, depression, anxiety, and somatic symptoms with disability among outpatients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). METHOD Consecutive orthopedics outpatients with CLBP in a medical center were enrolled. The Oswestry Disability Index and physical functioning and role limitations-physical of the Short-Form 36 were used as disability indices. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale were employed. Pain intensity was rated using a visual analogue scale. Multiple linear regressions were used to determine the impacts of these independent factors related to disability. RESULTS Among 225 participants (122 male, 103 female) with CLBP, patients with major depressive disorder and associated leg symptoms of CLBP had higher disability indices. A tendency was noted that depression (HADS-depression) had the highest correlation to the three disability indices, followed by pain intensity, anxiety, and somatic symptoms. After controlling for demographic variables, HADS-depression explained the highest variance of disability, followed by pain intensity. CONCLUSION Depression was the most powerful factor associated with disability of CLBP among depression, anxiety, and somatic symptoms. Depression should be evaluated when investigating disability among patients with CLBP.
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- Ching-I Hung
- Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linko and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linko and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Jeong HG, Ko YH, Oh SY, Han C, Kim T, Joe SH. Effect of Korean Red Ginseng as an adjuvant treatment for women with residual symptoms of major depression. Asia Pac Psychiatry 2015; 7:330-6. [PMID: 25504813 DOI: 10.1111/appy.12169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2014] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Around 20% of patients with major depression experience residual symptoms. Ginseng has shown potential antidepressant effects in some animal studies and in patients with stress-related somatic symptoms. Therefore, we investigated the effectiveness and tolerability of Korean Red Ginseng adjuvant treatment in patients with residual symptoms of major depression. METHODS In this eight-week prospective study, 35 female outpatients aging from 18 to 65 years (45.1 ± 9.5), who were remitted from major depression with residual symptoms, were given Korean Red Ginseng at doses of 3 g/day. The Depression Residual Symptom Scale (DRSS) and Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) were administrated to evaluate depressive symptoms. The general severity of symptoms was assessed by a clinician using the Clinical Global Impressions Scale for Severity (CGI-S). The Depression and Somatic Symptom Scale (DSSS) was also used to evaluate somatic symptoms in the subjects. This trial is registered at Clinical.gov, number NCT01496248. RESULTS Subjects reported significant decrease in depressive symptoms on the DRSS (P < 0.05) and MADRS (P < 0.01) decreased significantly over the eight-week period. The scores on the CGI-S, an objective measurement of symptoms, showed significant improvement in the severity of illness (P < 0.001). Somatic symptoms on the DSSS also attenuated significantly during the study period (P < 0.05). DISCUSSION These results suggest that Korean Red Ginseng is efficacious as an adjuvant treatment for patients experiencing residual symptoms of major depression. Future placebo-controlled research is required to confirm our results.
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- Hyun-Ghang Jeong
- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Korea University Research Institute of Mental Health, Seoul, Korea
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- Korea University Research Institute of Mental Health, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan, Korea
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- Korea University Research Institute of Mental Health, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Korea University Research Institute of Mental Health, Seoul, Korea
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Hung CI, Liu CY, Yang CH, Wang SJ. The Impacts of Migraine among Outpatients with Major Depressive Disorder at a Two-Year Follow-Up. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0128087. [PMID: 26000962 PMCID: PMC4441375 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2014] [Accepted: 03/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background No study has investigated the impacts of migraine on depression, anxiety, and somatic symptoms and remission at the two-year follow-up point among patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). This study aimed to investigate the above issues. Methods Psychiatric outpatients with MDD recruited at baseline were investigated at a two-year follow-up (N = 106). The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale were used. Migraine was diagnosed according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd edition. The patients were divided into no migraine, inactive migraine, and active migraine subgroups. Multiple logistic regressions were used to investigate the significant factors related to full remission of depression. Results Among patients without pharmacotherapy at the follow-up, patients with active migraine had significantly greater severities of anxiety and somatic symptoms as compared with patients without migraine; moreover, patients with active migraine had the lowest improvement percentage and full remission rate. There were no significant differences in depression, anxiety, and somatic symptoms between patients with inactive migraine and those without migraine. Active headache at follow-up was a significant factor related to a lower full remission rate. Conclusions Active headache at follow-up was associated with a lower rate of full remission and more residual anxiety and somatic symptoms at follow-up among patients with migraine. Physicians should integrate a treatment plan for depression and migraine for the treatment of patients with MDD.
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- Ching-I Hung
- Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University School of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University School of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine and Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Wu TH, Chang CC, Chen CY, Wang JD, Lin CY. Further psychometric evaluation of the self-stigma scale-short: measurement invariance across mental illness and gender. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117592. [PMID: 25659115 PMCID: PMC4320062 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2014] [Accepted: 12/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study cross-validated the factor structure of the Self-Stigma Scale-Short (SSS-S) in a cohort of patients with mental illness in southern Taiwan. The measurement invariance of the SSS-S factor structure across mental illness and gender was also examined. METHODS The sample consisted of 161 patients with schizophrenia (51.6% males; mean age ± SD = 40.53 ± 10.38 years) and 189 patients with other mental illnesses (34.9% males; mean age = 46.52 ± 11.29 years). RESULTS The internal reliability (total score: α = 0.948) and concurrent validity (r = 0.335 to 0.457 with Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale; r = -0.447 to -0.556 with WHOQOL-BREF) of the SSS-S were both satisfactory, and the results verified that the factor structure in our Taiwan sample (RMSEA = 0.0796, CFA = 0.992) was the same as that of the Hong Kong population. In addition, the results supported the measurement invariance of the SSS-S across mental illness (ΔRMSEAs = -0.0082 to -0.0037, ΔCFAs = 0.000) and gender (ΔRMSEAs = -0.0054 to -0.0008, ΔCFAs = -0.001 to 0.000). CONCLUSION Future studies can use the SSS-S to compare self-stigma between genders and between patients with different kinds of mental illnesses.
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- Tsung-Hsien Wu
- Department of Psychiatry, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
- Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Senior Citizen Service Management, College of Recreation and Health Management, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Senior Citizen Service Management, College of Recreation and Health Management, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine and Occupational Environmental Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Novick D, Montgomery W, Moneta MV, Peng X, Brugnoli R, Haro JM. Chinese patients with major depression: Do concomitant pain symptoms affect quality of life independently of severity of depression? Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract 2015; 19:174-81. [PMID: 25946899 DOI: 10.3109/13651501.2015.1031681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study investigated whether painful physical symptoms (PPSs) influenced quality of life (QoL) when adjusting for severity of depression. METHODS Severity of depression, QoL and PPSs were assessed at baseline and 3 months among the Chinese cohort (n = 300) of a 3-month observational study of major depressive disorder (MDD) in East Asia. The presence of PPS was defined as 'a mean score of ≥2 on the Somatic Symptom Inventory pain-related items'. Regression analyses determined predictors of QoL at 3 months, adjusting for age, sex, depressive symptoms, overall severity and QoL at baseline. RESULTS PPSs were present (PPS+) at baseline in 35.3% of patients. Over 3 months, in the whole sample, EuroQoL visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS) score improved from 45.5 (standard deviation [SD]: 20.9) to 81 (SD: 16.7), and EuroQoL 5-Dimension Questionnaire (EQ-5D) score improved from 0.52 (SD: 0.31) to 0.89 (0.16). At 3 months, mean EQ-VAS was 75.9 (SD: 17.7) for PPS+ versus 83.7 (SD: 15.6) for PPS-, and mean EQ-5D was 0.83 (SD: 0.17) versus 0.92 (SD: 0.14). PPS+ at baseline was a significant predictor of QoL at 3 months after adjusting for socio-demographic and baseline clinical variables. CONCLUSIONS PPSs were associated with less improvement in QoL in patients receiving treatment for MDD, independent of severity of depression.
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- Diego Novick
- a Eli Lilly and Company , Windlesham, Surrey , UK
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Hung CI, Yu NW, Liu CY, Wu KY, Yang CH. The impact of the duration of an untreated episode on improvement of depression and somatic symptoms. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2015; 11:2245-52. [PMID: 26346571 PMCID: PMC4556250 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s89498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the duration of an untreated episode (DUE) on the improvement of depression and somatic symptoms among patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), after the patients had received 4 weeks of pharmacotherapy. METHODS In this open-label study, there were 155 participants with MDD who were treated daily with 75 mg of venlafaxine for 4 weeks. DUE was defined as the interval between the onset of the index major depressive episode and the start of pharmacotherapy. The Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale (DSSS), composed of the depression subscale (DS) and the somatic subscale (SS), was used. The SS included the pain subscale (PS) and the nonpain somatic subscale (NPSS). Multiple linear regressions were used to test the impacts of DUE on the improvement percentages (IPs) of depression and somatic symptoms. RESULTS Eighty-five subjects completed the 4-week treatment. The IPs of the DS, SS, and NPSS were significantly negatively correlated with DUE. A shorter DUE was related to higher IPs. DUE was an independent factor, predicting the IPs of the DS, SS, and NPSS. DUE <1 month was the most powerful time-point to predict the IPs of the DS, SS, and NPSS. However, DUE was unable to predict the IP of the PS at all time-points. CONCLUSION A shorter DUE might be one of the factors related to greater improvement of depression and somatic symptoms. DUE should be considered as an important factor when investigating the prognosis of depression and somatic symptoms.
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- Ching-I Hung
- Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan ; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan ; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan ; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan ; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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Chang CC, Wu TH, Chen CY, Wang JD, Lin CY. Psychometric evaluation of the internalized stigma of mental illness scale for patients with mental illnesses: measurement invariance across time. PLoS One 2014; 9:e98767. [PMID: 24887440 PMCID: PMC4041772 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2014] [Accepted: 05/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background The current investigation examined the psychometric properties of the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness (ISMI) scale in a sample of patients with mental illness. In addition to the internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and concurrent validity that previous studies have tested for the ISMI, we extended the evaluation to its construct validity and measurement invariance using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Methods Three hundred forty-seven participants completed two questionnaires (i.e., the ISMI and the Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale [DSSS]), and 162 filled out the ISMI again after 50.23±31.18 days. Results The results of this study confirmed the frame structure of the ISMI; however, the Stigma Resistance subscale in the ISMI seemed weak. In addition, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and concurrent validity were all satisfactory for all subscales and the total score of the ISMI, except for Stigma Resistance (α = 0.66; ICC = 0.52, and r = 0.02 to 0.06 with DSSS). Therefore, we hypothesize that Stigma Resistance is a new concept rather than a concept in internalized stigma. The acceptable fit indices supported the measurement invariance of the ISMI across time, and suggested that people with mental illness interpret the ISMI items the same at different times. Conclusion The clinical implication of our finding is that clinicians, when they design interventions, may want to use the valid and reliable ISMI without the Stigma Resistance subscale to evaluate the internalized stigma of people with mental illness.
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- Chih-Cheng Chang
- Department of Psychiatry, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
- Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Senior Citizen Service Management, College of Recreation and Health Management, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Senior Citizen Service Management, College of Recreation and Health Management, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Deparment of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Chen Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Departments of Internal Medicine and Occupational and Environmental Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Deparment of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Chen Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Bai YM, Chiou WF, Su TP, Li CT, Chen MH. Pro-inflammatory cytokine associated with somatic and pain symptoms in depression. J Affect Disord 2014; 155:28-34. [PMID: 24176538 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Revised: 09/23/2013] [Accepted: 10/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND More than two-thirds of depressed patients complain of somatic and pain symptoms, which are frequently regarded as a psychological reaction. Although there is a growing body of evidence showing that depression is related to immune abnormalities, few studies have investigated the association between inflammatory cytokines and somatic/pain symptoms. METHOD Patients with depressive disorder but without any medical disorders, and age/gender/body mass index (BMI)-matched healthy subjects were enrolled. All the subjects completed the self-rating scales of the Beck Depression Inventory-II and the Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale, which was comprised of depressive, somatic, and pain subscales. Pro-inflammatory cytokines, including C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R), soluble interleukin 6 receptor (sIL-6R), soluble TNF-receptors (sTNF-R), soluble P-selectin (sP-selectin), monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), and adiponectin, were assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. RESULTS In all, 109 patients with depressive disorder and 126 normal controls were enrolled. The patients with depressive disorder had significantly more severe depression, somatic and pain symptoms (all p<0.001), and higher levels of sIL-2R (p<0.0001), sTNF-R (p<0.001), and sP-selectin (p=0.005) than the normal control group. Using multivariate regression analysis with controlling of age, gender, BMI, and other pro-inflammatory cytokines, sIL-2R was the most significant predictor for depressive symptoms (p<0.0001); with further controlling of severity of depressive symptom, sP-selectin was the only predictor for somatic (p=0.002) and pain (p=0.059) symptoms. CONCLUSION The elevated sP-selectin associated with somatic symptoms in depression, may indicate early micro-vascular changes occur subtly, and provide neurobiological evidence for somatic and pain symptom in depression.
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- Ya-Mei Bai
- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Life Science, National Taitung University, Taitung, Taiwan; Institute of Traditional Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Hung CI, Liu CY, Wang SJ, Yang CH. Residual symptoms related to physical and panic symptoms at baseline predict remission of depression at follow-up. Psychopathology 2014; 47:51-6. [PMID: 23652027 DOI: 10.1159/000348583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2012] [Accepted: 12/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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AIMS The study aimed to investigate whether common residual symptoms at baseline were able to predict full remission of depression at 6-month and 2-year follow-up examinations in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). METHODS This study enrolled 135 outpatients with MDD. The depression (DS) and somatic subscales (SS) of the Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale and the depression and anxiety (HADS-A) subscales of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were used to investigate residual symptoms, which were divided into the common residual part (CRP) and the other residual part (ORP). Multivariate logistic regression was used to compare the ability to predict full remission between the CRP and ORP scores at baseline. RESULTS One hundred and nineteen and 106 outpatients completed the two follow-up examinations. The CRP of the DS and the ORP of the SS and HADS-A at baseline had a good ability to predict full remission among patients without pharmacotherapy. The three residual parts included physical and anxiety symptoms of depression and panic symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Physicians should pay attention to physical, anxiety, and panic symptoms, because these symptoms are related to remission of depression. Future studies should explore how these symptoms affect the prognosis of depression.
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- Ching-I Hung
- Department of Psychiatry, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang-Gung University School of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Liu CF, Tsai YC, Jang FL. Patients' acceptance towards a web-based personal health record system: an empirical study in Taiwan. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2013; 10:5191-208. [PMID: 24142185 PMCID: PMC3823312 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10105191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2013] [Revised: 09/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The health care sector has become increasingly interested in developing personal health record (PHR) systems as an Internet-based telehealthcare implementation to improve the quality and decrease the cost of care. However, the factors that influence patients' intention to use PHR systems remain unclear. Based on physicians' therapeutic expertise, we implemented a web-based infertile PHR system and proposed an extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) that integrates the physician-patient relationship (PPR) construct into TAM's original perceived ease of use (PEOU) and perceived usefulness (PU) constructs to explore which factors will influence the behavioral intentions (BI) of infertile patients to use the PHR. From ninety participants from a medical center, 50 valid responses to a self-rating questionnaire were collected, yielding a response rate of 55.56%. The partial least squares (PLS) technique was used to assess the causal relationships that were hypothesized in the extended model. The results indicate that infertile patients expressed a moderately high intention to use the PHR system. The PPR and PU of patients had significant effects on their BI to use PHR, whereas the PEOU indirectly affected the patients' BI through the PU. This investigation confirms that PPR can have a critical role in shaping patients' perceptions of the use of healthcare information technologies. Hence, we suggest that hospitals should promote the potential usefulness of PHR and improve the quality of the physician-patient relationship to increase patients' intention of using PHR.
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- Chung-Feng Liu
- Department of Information Management, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, No. 60, Sec.1, Erh-Jen Rd., Jen-Te Dist., Tainan 717, Taiwan; E-Mail:
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chi-Mei Medical Center, No. 901, Zhonghua Rd., Yongkang Dist., Tainan 710, Taiwan; E-Mail:
- Department of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan
- Department of Sports Management, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, No. 60, Sec.1, Erh-Jen Rd., Jen-Te Dist., Tainan 717, Taiwan
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- Psychiatry Department, Chi-Mei Medical Center, No. 442, Sec. 2, Shulin St., South Dist., Tainan 70246, Taiwan
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Which somatic symptoms are associated with an unfavorable course in Asian patients with major depressive disorder? J Affect Disord 2013; 149:182-8. [PMID: 23521872 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2012] [Revised: 01/24/2013] [Accepted: 01/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the impact of somatic symptoms on the severity and course of depression in Asian patients treated for an acute episode of major depressive disorder (MDD). METHODS Three-month prospective observational study of 917 patients with MDD in psychiatric care settings of which 909 had complete main baseline data. Depression severity was assessed using the physician-rated Clinical Global Impression of Severity (CGI-S) and 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD17), and somatic symptoms were assessed using the patient-rated 28-item Somatic Symptom Inventory (SSI). Cluster analysis using baseline SSI scores grouped patients into 3 clusters with no/few, moderate or severe somatic symptoms. Four factors of SSI (pain, autonomic symptoms, energy, and central nervous system) were defined and regression analyses identified which factors were associated with remission and response at 3 months follow-up. RESULTS Baseline depression severity (HAMD17 and CGI-S scores) was associated with more severe somatic symptoms. Remission rates differed between clusters of patients: 68.4%, 54.7% and 29.3% for no/few, moderate and severe somatic symptoms, respectively (p<0.0001). Corresponding response rates were 81.8%, 72.1% and 55.2% (p<0.0001). Pain symptoms were the somatic symptoms most associated with these clinical outcomes at 3 months. LIMITATIONS Only patients diagnosed with MDD in psychiatric care were assessed. CONCLUSIONS Somatic symptoms are frequent among Asian patients in psychiatric care for MDD and are associated with greater clinical severity and lower response and remission rates. Among somatic symptoms, pain symptoms have the greatest prognostic value and should be taken into account when treating patients with depression.
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Di Benedetto M, Sheehan M. Evaluation of the Cardiac Depression Visual Analogue Scale in a medical and non-medical sample. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2013; 19:93-102. [PMID: 23534347 DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2013.779728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Comorbid depression and medical illness is associated with a number of adverse health outcomes such as lower medication adherence and higher rates of subsequent mortality. Reliable and valid psychological measures capable of detecting a range of depressive symptoms found in medical settings are needed. The Cardiac Depression Visual Analogue Scale (CDVAS) is a recently developed, brief six-item measure originally designed to assess the range and severity of depressive symptoms within a cardiac population. The current study aimed to further investigate the psychometric properties of the CDVAS in a general and medical sample. The sample consisted of 117 participants, whose mean age was 40.0 years (SD = 19.0, range 18-84). Participants completed the CDVAS, the Cardiac Depression Scale (CDS), the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) and a demographic and health questionnaire. The CDVAS was found to have adequate internal reliability (α = .76), strong concurrent validity with the CDS (r = .89) and the depression sub-scale of the DASS (r = .70), strong discriminant validity and strong predictive validity. The principal components analysis revealed that the CDVAS measured only one component, providing further support for the construct validity of the scale. Results of the current study indicate that the CDVAS is a short, simple, valid and reliable measure of depressive symptoms suitable for use in a general and medical sample.
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Somatic symptoms are common presentations in health settings. They can manifest as symptoms of another underlying mental disorder or be termed as medically unexplained. When they are medically unexplained they are invariably subsumed under the diagnostic categories of somatoform disorders. They are associated with interference in functioning, poor quality of life and are burdensome on health resources. The measurement of these symptoms is essential for understanding the individual and planning treatment. There are various instruments that have somatic symptoms measurement in their items. The tools have included somatic symptoms measurement in measuring general psychopathology, somatic symptoms as part of anxiety and depression, somatic symptoms specifically, and as a screening instrument for somatoform disorders. The advantages and disadvantages of common measures have been discussed. It appears that no one measure fulfils the essential criteria of an ideal measure for somatic symptoms. The measures of somatic symptoms should also be culturally sensitive and serve diagnostic, prognostic and heuristic purposes. These aspects are highlighted in the review.
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- Santosh K Chaturvedi
- Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
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Novick D, Montgomery W, Kadziola Z, Moneta V, Peng X, Brugnoli R, Haro JM. Do concomitant pain symptoms in patients with major depression affect quality of life even when taking into account baseline depression severity? Patient Prefer Adherence 2013; 7:463-70. [PMID: 23818764 PMCID: PMC3693583 DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s41703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) may suffer from concomitant pain symptoms. The aim of this study is to determine whether the presence of painful physical symptoms (PPS) influences quality of life when taking into account baseline depression severity. METHODS Patients with a new or first episode of MDD (n = 909) were enrolled in a 3-month prospective observational study in East Asia. The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Clinical Global Impression-Severity score, Somatic Symptom Inventory, and EuroQoL questionnaire-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) and EQ-Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) were assessed at baseline and 3 months' follow-up. The presence of PPS was defined as a mean score of ≥2 on the Somatic Symptom Inventory pain-related items. Regression analyses determined predictors of quality of life at 3 months, adjusting for age, sex, depressive symptoms, overall severity, and quality of life at baseline. RESULTS PPS were present (PPS+) at baseline in 52% of patients. During the 3-month follow-up, EQ-VAS scores improved from 47.7 (standard deviation [SD] 20.6) to 72.5 (SD 20.4), and EQ-5D improved from 0.48 (SD 0.34) to 0.80 (SD 0.26). At 3 months, mean EQ-VAS was 66.4 (SD 21.2) for baseline PPS+ patients versus 78.5 (SD 17.6) for baseline PPS- patients, and mean EQ-5D was 0.71 (SD 0.29) versus 0.89 (SD 0.18). PPS+ at baseline was a significant predictor of quality of life at 3 months after adjusting for sociodemographic and baseline clinical variables. CONCLUSION The presence of painful physical symptoms is associated with less improvement in quality of life in patients receiving treatment for major depression, even when adjusting for depression severity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Diego Novick
- Eli Lilly and Company, Windlesham, Surrey, UK
- Correspondence: Diego Novick, Lilly Research Centre, Erl Wood Manor,
Sunninghill Road, Windlesham, Surrey GU20 6PH, UK, Tel +44 127 648 3832, Fax +44 127
648 3192, Email
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- Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu,
CIBERSAM, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu,
CIBERSAM, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Hung CI, Liu CY, Wang SJ, Yao YC, Yang CH. The cut-off points of the Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in detecting non-full remission and a current major depressive episode. Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract 2012; 16:33-40. [PMID: 22122659 DOI: 10.3109/13651501.2011.617456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to ascertain the cut-off scores of the Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale (DSSS) for non-full remission (FR) and a current major depressive episode (MDE) and compare the discriminative abilities of the DSSS and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). METHODS One-hundred and nineteen depressive outpatients who completed a 6-month follow-up were used to ascertain the cut-off scores for non-FR, defined as a Hamilton Depression Rating Scale score ≥ 8; another 214 consecutive outpatients were assessed to identify the cut-off scores for a MDE, as defined by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was used to ascertain the cut-off scores. RESULTS The area under the ROC curve was greatest for the DSSS depression subscale (DS), followed by the HADS depression subscale (HADS-D). The cut-off scores for non-FR were a DS score ≥ 9 (sensitivity and specificity: 88.7 and 71.9%, respectively) and a HADS-D score ≥ 8 (77.4 and 84.2%), and the cut-off scores for a MDE were a DS score ≥ 19 (86.3 and 75.6%) and a HADS-D score ≥ 11 (77.9 and 76.5%). CONCLUSIONS The DSSS and HADS can be used to distinguish different depressive states. The results demonstrated the discriminative validity of the DSSS and the HADS.
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- Ching-I Hung
- Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University School of Medicine, Taiwan.
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