Gender differences in demographic and clinical features and prescribing patterns of psychotropic medications in patients with major depressive disorder in China

2013 ◽  
Vol 54 (8) ◽  
pp. 1198-1202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Tao Xiang ◽  
Gang Wang ◽  
Tong Guo ◽  
Chen Hu ◽  
Gabor S. Ungvari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Major Depressive Disorder ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
Psychotropic Medications ◽  
Prescribing Patterns ◽  
Major Depressive

Gender Differences in the Clinical Features of Unipolar Major Depressive Disorder

1990 ◽  
Vol 178 (3) ◽  
pp. 200-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHAEL A. YOUNG ◽  
WILLIAM A. SCHEFTNER ◽  
JAN FAWCETT ◽  
GERALD L. KLERMAN
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Major Depressive Disorder ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
Major Depressive

Gender differences in major depressive disorder: Results from the Netherlands study of depression and anxiety

2014 ◽  
Vol 156 ◽  
pp. 156-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jérôme J.J. Schuch ◽  
Annelieke M. Roest ◽  
Willem A. Nolen ◽  
Brenda W.J.H. Penninx ◽  
Peter de Jonge
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Major Depressive Disorder ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Major Depressive

Clinical features of the patients with major depressive disorder co-occurring insomnia and hypersomnia symptoms: a report of NSSD study

2021 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. 375-381
Author(s):  
Jie Zhao ◽  
Hongmei Liu ◽  
Zhiguo Wu ◽  
Yun Wang ◽  
Tongdan Cao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Major Depressive Disorder ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
Major Depressive

The sunshine induced placebo effect in major depressive disorder patients exhibits gender differences

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S411-S412
Author(s):  
J. Gailledreau ◽  
B. Gailledreau ◽  
P. Desbonnet ◽  
P. Khalifa Soussan ◽  
N. Desbonnet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Major Depressive Disorder ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Placebo Effect ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Sunny Weather ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Variable Weather

RationaleSunshine increases placebo effect in major depressive disorder (MDD) patients (Gailledreau et al., 2015). Kokras et al. (2014) showed that sunshine induces different responses in female than male mice in preclinical models of depression.ObjectiveTo determine whetehr the sunshine induced placebo effect exhibits gender differences in human.Materiel and methodsData from 9 double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled studies of antidepressants conducted by the French GICIPI network were reviewed. MADRS (5) or HAM-D 17 (4) were used as the main efficacy tool. For each patient, variation of scores (Delta MADRS/Delta HAM-D) between two consecutive visits were correlated with the average sunshine index observed at noon between these visits. Sunshine indexes were provided by Météo-France. Correlations were computed with Microsoft Excel.ResultsAnalysis of both genders (n = 52) showed no statistically significant (NS) correlation (r2 = 0.0064) between sunshine and score variations. Analysis of males (n = 8) failed to demonstrate any significant correlation in cloudy (< 1000 Joules/cm2), variable (1000–2000 Joules/cm2) or sunny (> 2000 Joules/cm2) weather. Analysis of females (n = 44) showed NS correlation as well for cloudy or variable weather (r2 = 0.0016), but a strong correlation was observed for females exposed to sunny weather: r2 = 0, 315, n = 20, P < 0.01. This correlation was even stronger in the subpopulation of females aged less than 50 years: r2 = 0.6398, n = 12, P < 0.001.DiscussionThe hypothesis underlying this correlation between sunshine index and variations of MADRS/HAMD scales will be discussed.ConclusionSunshine increases placebo effect in female patients aged less than 50. This insufficiently known effect may be responsible for failure of a number of double-blind, randomized, studies of antidepressant compounds.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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