depressive disorders

Definition For Major Depressive Disorder Shortened

harminka — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:41:56 -0500

Researchers from Rhode Island Hospital's department of psychiatry propose that the definition for major depressive disorder (MDD) should be shortened to include only the mood and cognitive symptoms that have been part of the definition in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) for the past 35 years.

Early-onset depressive disorders predict use of addictive substances

harminka — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:48:27 -0500

In a prospective study of over 1800 interviewed young Finnish twins, early-onset depressive disorders at age 14 significantly predicted daily smoking, smokeless tobacco use, frequent illicit drug use, frequent alcohol use and recurrent intoxication three years later, even among those adolescents who were not users at baseline.

Children with depressive, anxiety disorders have more sleep problems

harminka — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:52:41 -0500

For some children, sleep problems may result purely from poor sleep habits and inadequate sleep hygiene. However, for a small percentage of children, sleep problems might represent a pre-cursor or early symptom of a more serious emotional disorders, including anxiety and depression, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Monday at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS).

Link between asthma and depressive disorders

harminka — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:42:53 -0600

Young people with asthma are about twice as likely to suffer from depressive and anxiety disorders than are children without asthma, according to a study by a research team in Seattle.

Study sheds light on motherhood, marriage and mental illness

harminka — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:38:22 -0600