scholarly journals Predictors of hypomanic and/or manic switch among patients initially diagnosed with unipolar major depression during acute‐phase antidepressants treatment

2019 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-91
Author(s):  
Tatsuo Akechi ◽  
Tadashi Kato ◽  
Norio Watanabe ◽  
Shiro Tanaka ◽  
Toshi A. Furukawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Major Depression ◽  
Acute Phase ◽  
Unipolar Major Depression

A comparison of cognitive functioning in acute schizophrenia and depression

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 334-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Gooren ◽  
Peter Schlattmann ◽  
Peter Neu
Keyword(s):  
Major Depression ◽  
Cognitive Deficits ◽  
Verbal Fluency ◽  
Verbal Learning ◽  
Trail Making Test ◽  
Acute Schizophrenia ◽  
Wechsler Memory Scale ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients ◽  
Trail Making ◽  
Unipolar Major Depression

ObjectiveEven though cognitive deficits are well recognised in schizophrenia and depression, direct comparisons between the disorders are scarce in literature. This study aims to assess specificity and degree of cognitive deficits in inpatients with acute schizophrenia and unipolar major depression.MethodsA neuropsychological test battery was administered to 76 schizophrenic patients, 102 patients with unipolar major depression and 85 healthy controls (HCs), assessing verbal learning [Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT)], processing speed (Trail Making Test), verbal fluency and visual memory (Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised test).ResultsBoth patient groups were significantly impaired compared with HCs with regard to all test outcomes. The schizophrenia group (SG) performed significantly worse in the Wechsler Memory Scale and verbal fluency than the depression group (DG). The DG reached significantly lower scores than the SG in the RAVLT delayed recall subtest. No significant group difference between SG and DG was found for the Trail Making Test and the RAVLT direct recall trails.ConclusionOur results indicate that cognitive impairment is present in both disorders. Schizophrenic patients performed worse than patients with unipolar depression in only two of the administered tests. Differences in cognitive performance between the groups are not as general as often assumed. Therefore, during the acute phase of illness, a diagnostic classification on the grounds of the patients’ neurocognitive performance has to be done with caution.

Nightmares, suicide attempts, and melancholic features in patients with unipolar major depression

2007 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Yucel Agargun ◽  
Lutfullah Besiroglu ◽  
Ali Savas Cilli ◽  
Mustafa Gulec ◽  
Adem Aydin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Major Depression ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Unipolar Major Depression

Acute phase proteins in major depression

1996 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Michael Berk ◽  
Ahmed A. Wadee ◽  
Alex J. O’Neill-Kerr
Keyword(s):  
Major Depression ◽  
Acute Phase ◽  
Acute Phase Proteins

Genotype-controlled analysis of plasma dopamine β-hydroxylase activity in psychotic unipolar major depression

2002 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 358-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph F. Cubells ◽  
Lawrence H. Price ◽  
Barnett S. Meyers ◽  
George M. Anderson ◽  
Cyrus P. Zabetian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Major Depression ◽  
Hydroxylase Activity ◽  
Unipolar Major Depression

Epidemiology of mood disorders

2012 ◽  
pp. 645-650
Author(s):  
Peter R. Joyce
Keyword(s):  
Major Depression ◽  
Mood Disorders ◽  
Disease Burden ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Bipolar Disorders ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Disability Adjusted Life ◽  
Life Years ◽  
The World ◽  
Unipolar Major Depression

The Global Burden of Disease, which is a comprehensive assessment of mortality and disability from diseases and injuries in 1990 and projected to 2020, highlights the importance of mood disorders for the world. Using the measure of disability-adjusted life years, it was determined that unipolar major depression was the fourth leading cause of disease burden in the world. It was also projected that, in the year 2020, unipolar major depression would be the second leading cause of disease burden in the world. Disabilityadjusted life years is based on both mortality and disability. If one looks at disability alone, then unipolar major depression was the leading cause of disability in the world in 1990, and bipolar disorder was the sixth leading cause. Across the world, 10.7 per cent of disability can be attributed to unipolar major depression and, in developed countries, unipolar major depression contributes to nearly 20 per cent of disease burden in women aged from 15 to 44 years. This chapter addresses bipolar disorders and depressive disorders, covering diagnostic issues, prevalence, comorbidity, use of health services, and risk factors for both types of disorder.

Mirtazapine Versus Other Antidepressants in the Acute-Phase Treatment of Adults With Major Depression

2008 ◽  
Vol 69 (9) ◽  
pp. 1404-1415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norio Watanabe ◽  
Ichiro M. Omori ◽  
Atsuo Nakagawa ◽  
Andrea Cipriani ◽  
Corrado Barbui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Major Depression ◽  
Acute Phase ◽  
Acute Phase Treatment

Cognitive function in unipolar major depression: A comparison of currently depressed, previously depressed, and never depressed individuals

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 782-790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Halvorsen ◽  
Ragnhild Sørensen Høifødt ◽  
Ingvild Nordnes Myrbakk ◽  
Catharina Elisabeth Arfwedson Wang ◽  
Kjetil Sundet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Major Depression ◽  
Unipolar Major Depression

Validity of an operational definition for neurotic unipolar major depression

1987 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Zimmerman ◽  
William Coryell ◽  
Dalene Stangl ◽  
Bruce Pfohl
Keyword(s):  
Major Depression ◽  
Operational Definition ◽  
Unipolar Major Depression

Unipolar Major Depression

2017 ◽  
pp. 1352-1362.e5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jared D. Minkel ◽  
Andrew D. Krystal ◽  
Ruth M. Benca
Keyword(s):  
Major Depression ◽  
Unipolar Major Depression
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