Depression among caregivers of the frail elderly in urban Japan

A cross-sectional study was conducted in order to investigate the various factors related to the depression in caregivers of the elderly in need of care in urban Japan. The caregivers answered a self-administered questionnaire about various factors that may affect their depression, and also completed a Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale evaluation (CES-D). Compared with non-depressed caregivers, depressed caregivers attended the elderly longer, while time spent for physical caregiving did not differ between the two groups. Even after controlling confounding factors, time of attending the elderly was an independent factor related to caregiver's depression.     

Typus melancholicus and the Temperament and Character Inventory personality dimensions in patients with major depression

Although many clinical studies have been conducted to determine the etiological role and clinical implications of typus melancholicus for unipolar depression, maladaptive personality features in depressive patients have not been well described. This study explores typus melancholicus, as measured by the rigidity subscale of the Munich Personality Test, and maladaptive personality features, as measured by the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI), in 131 remitted patients with DSM-IV major depression and 154 normal controls. The patients reported significantly higher scores on rigidity and harm avoidance and significantly lower scores on self-directedness and cooperativeness. Only 23.6% of the variance of the rigidity scale was explained by the variance of the seven TCI scales, in which only persistence was significantly correlated positively to rigidity. Cluster analysis identified four subgroups, two of which were characterized by a high rigidity score. One of these two subgroups showed no maladaptive personality features, as measured by the TCI, while the other showed high harm avoidance and low self-directedness. These results indicate that the personality of depressive patients is characterized not only by typus melancholicus but also by maladaptive personality features, that typus melancholicus is not well represented by any TCI scale, and that typus melancholicus and maladaptive personality features can coexist in some depressive patients.     

Practitioner Review: Unguided and guided self-help interventions for common mental health disorders in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mental health problems are common in children and adolescents, yet evidence-based treatments are hard to access. Self-help interventions can increase such access. The aim of this paper was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the use of guided and unguided self-help for children and young people with symptoms of common mental health disorders. In contrast to previous reviews of self-help in children, all types of self-help and multiple mental health disorders were investigated in order to increase power to investigate potential moderators of efficacy. Importantly, studies with control arms as well as those comparing against traditional face-to-face treatments were included. Fifty studies (n = 3396 participants in self-help/guided self-help conditions) met the inclusion criteria. Results demonstrated a moderate positive effect size for guided and unguided self-help interventions when compared against a control group (n = 44; g = 0.49; 95% CI: 0.37 to 0.61, p < .01) and a small but significant negative effect size when compared to other therapies (n = 15; g = −0.17; 95% CI: –0.27 to –0.07, p < .01). Few potential moderators had a significant effect on outcome. Most comparisons resulted in significant heterogeneity and therefore results are interpreted with caution.     

脑卒中后抑郁的临床研究

目的探讨脑卒中后抑郁症的发生、临床特征及治疗。方法于治疗前及治疗后第2、4、10w采用汉密顿尔顿抑郁量表评定临床疗效,并进行对比分析。结果治疗10w末汉密尔顿抑郁量表评定,两组有效率比较差异有极显著性(P<0.01)。结论脑卒中后抑郁影响患者神经功能康复,抗抑郁治疗能促进卒中神经功能康复。     

Target nursing care on anxiety and depression in patients with gallbladder cancer during perioperative period

Background:This study retrospectively investigated the effects of target nursing care (TNC) on anxiety and depression in patients with gallbladder cancer (GBC) during the perioperative period.Methods:This retrospective study analyzed the data of 80 patients with GBC during perioperative period. These records were divided into an intervention group (n = 40) or a control group (n = 40). All 80 patient records in both groups were administered routine nursing care (RNC). The patients in the intervention group also underwent TNC. The primary outcomes were depression (measured using the Hamilton Depression Scale, HAMD) and anxiety (assessed using the Hamilton Anxiety Scale, HAMA). The secondary outcomes were quality of life (assessed using the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey, SF-36) and adverse events. We collected and analyzed the outcome data before and after treatment.Results:After treatment, patients in the intervention group showed more promising effects on depression (HAMD, P < .01) and anxiety (HAMA, P < .01) than those in the control group did. However, there were no significant differences in the quality of life before and after treatment. No TNC- or RNC-associated adverse events were reported in patient records.Conclusion:This study found that TNC was more effective than RNC in relieving depression and anxiety. Future studies should be conducted to validate the present findings.     

Research on depression in Parkinson disease: A bibliometric and visual analysis of studies published during 2012–2021

Background:The diagnosis and treatment rate of Parkinson disease (PD) with depression has a low diagnostic rate, and there is no consensus on the choice of treatment mode. This study evaluates the global research trends of scientific outputs related to depression in PD from multiple perspectives, using a bibliometric analysis and visualization tool to scientifically analyze the knowledge from the literature.Methods:Literature related to depression in PD published from 2012 to 2021 was included and selected from the Web of Science Core Collection database in October 2021. CiteSpace software was used to visualize and analyze co-occurrence analyses for countries, institutions, authors, and keywords.Results:A total of 4533 articles from the Web of Science database were included. The United States made the largest contribution with the majority of publications (1215; 29.40%). Toronto University was the most productive institution. PD, depression, quality of life, dementia, nonmotor symptom, prevalence, anxiety, Alzheimer disease, symptom, and disorder would be significantly correlated with depression in PD. The current hot spots in this field focus on the following: risk factors for depression in PD, assessment scale of depression in PD, and rehabilitation of depression in PD.Conclusions:This analysis not only reveals the current research trends and hotspots but also provides some instructive suggestions on the development of depression in PD.     

经CD34+纯化的自体外周造血干细胞移植治疗小儿皮肌炎1例报告

目的探讨经CD34^＋纯化的自体外周造血干细胞移植治疗小儿皮肌炎的疗效。方法1例3岁皮肌炎患儿接受经CD34^＋纯化的自体外周造血干细胞移植。采用环磷酰胺（CTX）＋粒细胞集落刺激因子（G-CSF）方案动员外周血干细胞后,通过CliniMACS细胞分选仪分选CD34＋细胞,预处理选用CTX、兔抗人T淋巴免疫球蛋白（ATG）和马法兰（MeL）。0天回输CD34^＋细胞数9.45×10^6/kg。观察症状体征变化、造血重建及免疫恢复情况。结果动员获得单核细胞数为1.04×10^7/kg,经纯化获得CD34^＋细胞占94%,CD34^＋细胞回收率达67%,去除3个对数级CD3^＋。＋9d粒系植入,＋14d巨核系植入。＋19d皮损恢复正常,四肢肌力由移植前Ⅱ级或Ⅲ级转为Ⅳ级。＋180d免疫恢复,＋210d肌力恢复Ⅴ级。结论对常规治疗无效的小儿皮肌炎,可选择CD34^＋纯化自体外周造血干细胞移植。     

抑郁症患者情绪词识别对照研究

目的：探讨抑郁症患者和正常对照者在进行情绪词识别时的差异。方法：34例在4周内未用药的抑郁症患者和32名正常对照者进行情绪词识别Go/No-Go测验。结果：抑郁症患者正情绪词识别时,反应时显著长于负性情绪词和正常对照组,遗漏数显著多于负性词和正常对照组。结论：抑郁症患者存在负性情绪偏好。