Depression as a risk factor for Alzheimer disease: the MIRAGE Study

RC Green, LA Cupples, A Kurz, S Auerbach… - Archives of …, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
Background Depression symptoms may be associated with the development of Alzheimer
disease (AD). Objectives To evaluate the association between depression symptoms and …

A comparative study of stress and burnout among staff caregivers in nursing homes and acute geriatric wards

E Cocco, M Gatti… - … journal of geriatric …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To compare levels of stress and burnout among staff caregivers in nursing homes
and acute geriatric wards of general hospitals. Methods A cross‐sectional survey was …

Maternal psychosocial risks predict preterm birth in a group of women from Appalachia

DE Jesse, W Seaver, DC Wallace - Midwifery, 2003 - Elsevier
Objectives: to identify and evaluate which psychosocial criteria are associated with preterm
birth in a midwifery model of risk in pregnancy. Design: a quantitative study with a …

Depression–-the Hidden Symptom in Advanced Cancer

M Lloyd-Williams - Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
Research Diagnostic Criteria. The diagnostic interview was adapted from the Schedule for
Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (SADS). The question 'are you depressed?'(taken …

Is asking patients in palliative care,“are you depressed?” Appropriate? Prospective study

M Lloyd-Williams, M Dennis, F Taylor, I Baker - Bmj, 2003 - bmj.com
Depression is a serious problem that affects about a quarter of patients in palliative care. 1
Diagnosing depression is difficult because most patients are understandably sad. Lack of …

Risk of suicide in twins: 51 year follow up study

C Tomassini, K Juel, NV Holm, A Skytthe… - Bmj, 2003 - bmj.com
Strong family ties and commitments are known to be important in the prevention of suicide.
Having parents alive and together, being married, and having young children are negatively …

Depressive symptoms in advanced cancer. Part 2. Depression over time; the role of the palliative care professional

HAM Meyer, C Sinnott, PT Seed - Palliative Medicine, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To survey changes in depressive symptoms over time in patients with advanced
cancer using the Mood Evaluation Questionnaire (MEQ), and explore how effective …

Depressive symptoms in advanced cancer. Part 1. Assessing depression: the Mood Evaluation Questionnaire

HAM Meyer, C Sinnott, PT Seed - Palliative Medicine, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: A prospective cohort study evaluated the performance and acceptability of the
cognitive based Mood Evaluation Questionnaire (MEQ) in assessing depressive symptoms …

Cerebrovascular risk factors and depressed mood in inner city older adults

B Yochim, BT Mast, PA Lichtenberg - Clinical Psychologist, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The vascular depression theory of late‐life depression suggests that people with
cerebrovascular risk factors (CVRFs) have an increased probability of experiencing …

Prenatal psychosocial needs: differences between a TennCare group and a privately insured group in Appalachia

DE Jesse - Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, 2003 - muse.jhu.edu
The purpose of this study was to determine the prenatal psychosocial needs of a group of
women enrolled in TennCare, a Medicaid managed care program designed to cover all …