Depression in Schizophrenia: A Study of Prevalence and Treatment

1986 ◽  
Vol 149 (2) ◽  
pp. 228-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Elk ◽  
B. J. Dickman ◽  
A. F. Teggin
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Hospital ◽  
Black Patients ◽  
Treatment Of Depression

In an investigation of white, coloured, and black patients admitted to a psychiatric hospital, the prevalence and treatment of depression in schizophrenia was assessed and found to be 30% in group of acute, nuclear schizophrenics. While the prevalence was similar in the three groups, depression was clinically under-detected in black patients.

Public attitudes to depression: a national survey

1991 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick McKeon ◽  
Siobhan Carrick
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Hospital ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
Professional Help ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Treatment Of Depression ◽  
National Representative Survey

AbstractIn a national representative survey, 1,403 people were interviewed on their attitudes to depression and its sufferers and their understanding of the causes, treatability and treatment of depression. Some two-thirds of the interviewees regarded depressives as being neither mentally ill, weak willed, nor as feeling sorry for themselves. Stress, bereavement and hereditary were considered to be the most frequent causes of depression. Seventy-three per cent said that depression could be successfully treated. While 81 per cent recommended getting professional help, only 17 per cent mentioned their GP as a source of treatment for depression. People who had depression, or who had a friend or relative who had depression and those who had visited a patient in a psychiatric hospital expressed more positive attitudes to depression and its management.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Depression and Cotard’s Syndrome in a Patient with Frontotemporal Lobe Dementia

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshiyuki Kobayashi ◽  
Koju Inoue ◽  
Katsutoshi Shioda ◽  
Satoshi Kato
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Frontotemporal Dementia ◽  
Psychiatric Hospital ◽  
Electroconvulsive Therapy ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Appetite Loss ◽  
Treatment Of Depression

In the field of psychogeriatrics, the differential diagnosis of depression and dementia, as well as the treatment of depression and comorbid dementia, is an important issue. In this paper, the authors present the case of a 72-year-old woman with Cotard’s syndrome and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) who was admitted to a psychiatric hospital with delusions of negation accompanied by depressive symptoms. Pharmacotherapy over a 2-year hospitalization was unsuccessful, and she was subsequently transferred to our university hospital. A total of 18 sessions of electroconvulsive therapy released her from psychomotor inhibition, appetite loss, and Cotard’s delusions. The indication for electroconvulsive therapy in patients with dementia is discussed.

Marital Therapy in the Treatment of Depression, Agoraphobia, and Alcoholism

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. S. Jacobson ◽  
A. Holtzworth-Munroe ◽  
K. B. Schmaling
Keyword(s):  
Marital Therapy ◽  
Treatment Of Depression
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