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Researcher |
Method |
Result |
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Teasdale, J.D., et al |
MBCT at three treatment sites, 145 patient, currently in remission or recovery major depression at the time of the baseline assessment. The total 60 week study period comprised an initial 8 week treatment phase followed by a 52 week follow up phase. |
For patients with 2 or more previous episodes of depression (77% of the sample), MBCT significantly reduced fisk of relapse/recurrence in depression. |
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Thoker, S., et al |
Study participants were all apparently healthy and were all employees. Sample included 630 women and 933 men. Gauged in this study by high-sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP) and Fibrinogen Concentration. |
In women, burnout was positively associated with hs-CRP and Fibrinogen Concentration, and anxiety was negatively associated with them. In men, depression was positively associated with hs-CRP and Fibrinogen Concentration, but not with burnout or anxiety. |
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Starkstein, S.E., et al |
670 patients with probable Alzheimer’s disease were assessed with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV; specific instruments to rate the presence and severity of depression, anxiety, apathy, irritability, delusions, pathological affective crying, performance of activities of daily living, and social functioning, and a standardized neuropsychological evaluation. Diagnoses of major and minor depression were generated from DSM-IV criteria. |
26% of the patients had major depression, 26% had minor depression, and 48% were not depressed. Major depression was significantly associated with sad mood in all three stages of the illness, although this association dropped significantly for minor depression in severe Alzheimer’s disease. Both major and minor depression were significantly associated with more severe psychopathology, functional impairments, and social dysfunction. |
