Cerebrogenic Tachyarrhythmia in Acute Stroke.

Cerebrogenic tachyarrhythmia in acute stroke.

Filed under: Depression Treatment

J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2012 May; 3(2): 204-6
Kumar AP, Babu E, Subrahmanyam D

The electrocardiac abnormalities following acute stroke are frequent and seen in both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. The changes seen in electrocardiogram (ECG) consist of repolarization abnormalities such as ST elevation, ST depression, negative T waves, and QT prolongation. Among tachyarrhythmias, atrial fibrillation is the most common and occurrence of focal atrial tachycardia is very rare though any cardiac arrhythmias can follow acute stroke. We report a case of focal atrial tachycardia following acute ischemic stroke in 50-year-old female without structural heart disease, and their mechanisms and clinical implications.
HubMed – depression

Responding to Anxiety with Rumination and Hopelessness: Mechanism of Anxiety-Depression Symptom Co-Occurrence?

Filed under: Depression Treatment

Cognit Ther Res. 2012 Aug; 36(4): 321-337
Starr LR, Davila J

The current research proposes that certain anxiety response styles (specifically, responding to anxiety symptoms with rumination or hopeless cognitions) may increase risk of depressive symptoms, contributing to anxiety-depression comorbidity. We delineate preliminary evidence for this model in three studies. In Study 1, controlling for anxiety response styles significantly reduced the association between anxiety and depressive symptoms in an undergraduate sample. In Study 2, these findings were replicated controlling for conceptually related variables, and anxiety interacted with anxiety response styles to predict greater depressive symptoms. In Study 3, anxiety response styles moderated the prospective association between anxiety and later depression in a generalized anxiety disorder sample. Results support a role for anxiety response styles in anxiety-depression co-occurrence, and show that hopeless/ruminative anxiety response styles can be measured with high reliability and convergent and divergent validity.
HubMed – depression

Mental health 15 years after the killings in Rwanda: Imprisoned perpetrators of the genocide against the Tutsi versus a community sample of survivors.

Filed under: Depression Treatment

J Trauma Stress. 2012 Aug; 25(4): 446-53
Schaal S, Weierstall R, Dusingizemungu JP, Elbert T

Objectives of this study were to compare rates of mental health disorders in Rwandan genocide perpetrators with those of genocide survivors and to investigate potential predictors of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression for both groups. We expected high rates of mental disorders in both study groups and hypothesized that symptom severity would be predicted by female gender, older age, lower level of education, higher level of trauma exposure, lower level of agreement to reconciliation, and the participation in killing. Structured clinical interviews were carried out with 269 imprisoned perpetrators (66% men) and 114 survivors (64% women). Significantly more survivors than perpetrators met symptom criteria for PTSD (46% vs. 14%) and suffered from anxiety symptoms (59% vs. 36%). A substantial proportion of both groups suffered from clinically significant depression (46% vs. 41%). PTSD severity in perpetrators was associated with trauma exposure, high levels of agreement to reconciliation, and no participation in killing; the severity of depression was associated with trauma exposure and no participation in killing. In the survivor sample, the severity of PTSD and depression were both correlated with female gender, trauma exposure, and low levels of agreement to reconciliation. Results suggest that both groups exhibit considerable psychiatric morbidity.
HubMed – depression

Yoga Shakti – Yoga Exercises – Chandrabhedan Pranayam – Meditation – Depression Treatment – Problems of irregular blood pressure and unstable heart beating can be solved by practising this breathing exercise. Its a form of meditation which improves the control over involuntary functions like breathing and beating of the heart. The exercise has been prescribed by Yogacharya Shri Avnish Tiwari. Subscribe NOW to get daily updates on many such useful videos and At-Home Tips www.youtube.com

Pharmacotherapy for Depression and Treatment-resistant Depression
This unique ground-breaking work, authored by renowned Harvard-based researchers G I Papakostas and M Fava, represents, by far, th…

Overcoming Depression: A Cognitive Therapy Approach Workbook (Treatments That Work)
This workbook is designed to help you as you work together with a qualified mental health professional to overcome your depression…

Treatment Plans and Interventions for Depression and Anxiety Disorders
Includes CD-ROM with Reproducible Forms!This one-of-a-kind resource provides the busy practitioner with empirically supported trea…

Find More Depression Treatment Information…