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Immature defense mechanisms predict poor response to psychotherapy in major depressive patients with comorbid cluster B personality disorder

Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, 2022
Objective: To evaluate the impact of defense mechanisms at baseline on depressive symptoms after brief psychotherapies and after 6-months of follow-up among depressed patients with and without cluster B personality disorders (PDs).
Carolina Rheingantz Scaini, Igor Soares Vieira, Rosiene Machado, Taiane de Azevedo Cardoso, Thaise Mondin, Luciano Souza, Mariane Lopez Molina, Karen Jansen, Ricardo Azevedo da Silva   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tobacco smoking as a risk factor for major depressive disorder : a population-based study

, 2008
Background : Smoking is disproportionately prevalent among people with psychiatric illness. Aims : To investigate smoking as a risk factor for major depressive disorder. Method : A population-based sample of women was studied using case–control and
Berk, Michael, Henry, Margaret J., Jacka, Felice N., Kotowicz, Mark A., Ng, Felicity, Nicholson, Geoffrey C., Pasco, Julie A., Williams, Lana J.   +7 more
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Maintenance deep transcranial magnetic stimulation sessions are associated with reduced depressive relapses in patients with unipolar or bipolar depression [PDF]

, 2015
Introduction: Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) is a new form of TMS allowing safe stimulation of deep brain regions. The objective of this preliminary study was to assess the role of dTMS maintenance sessions in protecting patients with ...
ANGELETTI, Gloria, BERSANI, FRANCESCO SAVERIO, DEL CASALE, ANTONIO, DI PIETRO, SIMONE, Ferri, Vittoria R., GIRARDI, Paolo, Imperatori, Claudio, KOTZALIDIS, GEORGIOS, Raccah, Ruggero N., RAPINESI, CHIARA, SERATA, DANIELE, Zangen, Abraham   +11 more
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Retinoid homeostasis in major depressive disorder

Translational Psychiatry, 2023
The small, hormone-like molecule retinoic acid (RA) is a vital regulator in several neurobiological processes that are affected in depression. Next to its involvement in dopaminergic signal transduction, neuroinflammation, and neuroendocrine regulation ...
Lisa Rebecca Otto, Vera Clemens, Berk Üsekes, Nicoleta Carmen Cosma, Francesca Regen, Julian Hellmann-Regen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sleep‐disordered breathing in major depressive disorder [PDF]

, 2013
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/99077/1/jsr12029 ...
Armitage, Roseanne, Chen, Chiau‐fang, Cheng, Philip, D. Casement, Melynda, Deldin, Patricia J., Hoffmann, Robert F.   +5 more
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Non-REM sleep in major depressive disorder

NeuroImage: Clinical, 2022
Disturbed sleep is a key symptom in major depressive disorder (MDD). REM sleep alterations are well described in the current literature, but little is known about non-REM sleep alterations.
Leonore Bovy, Frederik D. Weber, Indira Tendolkar, Guillén Fernández, Michael Czisch, Axel Steiger, Marcel Zeising, Martin Dresler   +7 more
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A Comparison of Sexual Dysfunctions in Female Patients with Major Depressive Disorder and Panic Disorder

Bilişsel Davranışçı Psikoterapi ve Araştırmalar Dergisi, 2014
Objective: The aim of this study is assessment of sexual dysfunction in female patients with major depressive disorder and panic disorder and compare the two groups. Methods: Total 76 female patients with primary diagnosis of major depressive disorder (
Tonguç Demir Berkol, Süheyla Doðan Bulut, Esra Alataþ, Dicle Görkem, Esra Çavdar, Ýlker Özyýldýrým   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Comparative Study of Cerebral Oxygenation During Exercise in Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive impairment and exercise intolerance are common in dialysis patients. Cerebral perfusion and oxygenation play a major role in both cognitive function and exercise execution; HD session per se aggravates cerebral ischemia in this population. This study aimed to compare cerebral oxygenation and perfusion at rest and in mild
Marieta P. Theodorakopoulou, Konstantina Dipla, Danai Faitatzidou, Fotini Iatridi, Areti Georgiou, Artemios Karagiannidis, Erasmia Sampani, Chrysostomos Dimitriadis, Aggelos Koutlas, Andreas Zafeiridis, Pantelis Sarafidis   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Applying a Dynamical Systems Model and Network Theory to Major Depressive Disorder [PDF]

, 2019
Mental disorders like major depressive disorder can be seen as complex dynamical systems. In this study we investigate the dynamic behaviour of individuals to see whether or not we can expect a transition to another mood state.
Gordijn, Marijke C M, Kossakowski, Jolanda J, Riese, Harriette, Waldorp, Lourens J   +3 more
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Mechanisms of parasite‐mediated disruption of brain vessels

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Parasites can affect the blood vessels of the brain, often causing serious neurological problems. This review explains how different parasites interact with and disrupt these vessels, what this means for brain health, and why these processes matter. Understanding these mechanisms may help us develop better ways to prevent or treat brain infections in ...
Leonor Loira, Sílvia Arroz‐Madeira, Cláudio A. Franco, Sara Silva Pereira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source