scholarly journals The Role of Neurologist in the Assessment and Treatment of Depression

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Emre Kumral
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Of Depression ◽  
Assessment And Treatment

Rumination and Experiential Avoidance in Depression

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gemille Cribb ◽  
Michelle L. Moulds ◽  
Sally Carter
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Experiential Avoidance ◽  
Mood State ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Film Clip ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Treatment Of Depression ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Video Stimulus

AbstractRecent investigations have demonstrated a renewed interest in the role of avoidance in depression; however, little is known of which specific forms of avoidance — cognitive, behavioural or experiential — are important in this context. This study examined (a) the relationship between depression, rumination and these subtypes of avoidance, and (b) the proposal that the abstract/analytical nature of ruminative thought is linked to experiential avoidance. A nonclinical sample (N = 101) of undergraduate students completed self-report measures of depression, rumination, avoidance and mood state and viewed a low mood emotion-eliciting video stimulus. Participants' written summary of the film clip was independently rated for the degree to which it was abstract or concrete. Rumination, depression and cognitive, behavioural and experiential avoidance were all significantly correlated and remained so when anxiety was controlled. Further, reduced concreteness of description of the film clip was associated with experiential avoidance and rumination. Taken together, the findings underscore the value of clinicians being attentive to experiential avoidance in the assessment and treatment of depression.

Diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of depression in advanced disease

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Hotopf
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Advanced Disease ◽  
Antidepressant Treatment ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Treatment Of Depression ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Palliative Care Services ◽  
Key Issues

Depression in palliative care is common, under-recognised and has significant impacts for sufferers. There are effective treatments but often a shortage of staff to provide them. This chapter sets out a number of key issues to consider when assessing and treating individual patients and considers the way in which palliative care services can innovate to provide a population level response to depression. Palliative care staff can be trained to deliver basic depression care and follow simple protocols to initiate, monitor and adjust antidepressant treatment. These approaches have been tested in trials in cancer care but the challenge is to take these approaches from research trials conducted in centres of excellence with good resources, to other settings.

Assessment and treatment of depression in medically ill children

2002 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eyal Shemesh ◽  
Abraham Bartell ◽  
Jeffrey H. Newcorn
Keyword(s):  
Medically Ill ◽  
Treatment Of Depression ◽  
Assessment And Treatment

scholarly journals Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Treatment of Depression in Multiple Sclerosis

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 113-123
Author(s):  
Adrianna Ratajska ◽  
Jonathan Zurawski ◽  
Brian Healy ◽  
Bonnie I. Glanz
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Online Programs ◽  
Treatment Of Depression ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Considerable Work

Abstract Depression is common in multiple sclerosis (MS), affecting up to 50% of patients at some point in their lifetime. Although the rate of depression in MS is higher than that in the general population and that in patients with other chronic medical conditions, depression in MS is underdiagnosed and undertreated. Antidepressant agents are used empirically in the management of MS-related depression, but evidence specifically demonstrating the efficacy of these medications in patients with MS is sparse. Considerable work suggests that psychological interventions such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may be effective in the management of depression in MS. Recently there has been an expansion of computerized adaptations of CBT, allowing patients to complete therapy sessions remotely via online programs. This article reviews our current understanding of depression in MS and the role of CBT in its management, focusing on recent developments in computerized formats for CBT. Four computerized CBT programs that have been previously tested in patients with MS are described: Deprexis, MoodGYM, Beating the Blues, and MS Invigor8. We conclude that despite challenges inherent to computerized CBT interventions, such platforms have the potential to positively affect mental health care delivery to the MS patient population.

The role of the child psychiatric ward in health care: experiences with different types of admissions over a period of twenty-one years

1992 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-23
Author(s):  
Colin Gray ◽  
Douglas Chisholm ◽  
Patricia Smith ◽  
Madeline Brown ◽  
Christina McKay
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Psychiatric Ward ◽  
Psychiatric Unit ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Health Care Experiences ◽  
Child Psychiatric ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Assessment And Treatment

AbstractThe concept of the child psychiatric unit is considered. The character, capacities and activities of one unit are described and some features of the admissions over its first 21 years are discussed in relation to the findings of other studies. Among the factors considered are the patients' presenting diagnoses, their sex, their physical health and their length of stay in the Unit. Some possible future directions for the Unit are discussed, and the pattern of work over the two decades covered by the study is related to current and future requirements. It is suggested that for several categories of disorder, a child psychiatric unit offers unique advantages in both assessment and treatment.

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